While I understand that what Michael Vick did to his dogs was reprehensible, I see zero justification for the following:

federal prosecutors asked a judge to set aside $1 million to care for the pit bulls left behind when Vick was busted

That is a ridiculous sum by any standard. How much does dog food cost, exactly?

I am all for Vick getting the punishment he deserves following his conviction. This does not mean that we need to throw a bunch of money at whoever the lucky caretakers for these animals happens to be — most likely whoever has the closest connections to the prosecutors or some other political power deciding how that $1m gets used.

All this does is encourage animal rights activists to sue their pet-owning neighbors in hopes that they can land a big settlement.

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