What Happened to the Michael Vick Dogs?

As part of our Need in Deed project, we have been exploring the different types of animal abuse. On December 2, 2011, we watched a documentary that discussed the famous dogs from the Michael Vick case. The 4th Grade Pet Detectives learned about how the majority of the dogs were rehabilitated despite many people thinking that they were "too viscous to keep alive". After watching this video, the 4th Grade Pet Detectives wrote about what they saw and shared their reflections.

Watch the video here


Read some of their thoughts below:


Dog Fighting by Agent JDB.
I think that dog fighting is bad because a lot of animals get killed. It is cruel because some people do it for entertainment. Animal abuse is something we should look into because it is important to help  animals.

My Thoughts by Agent MS
Michael Vick should've never had dogs fight and kill each other. Because the dogs were not born to fight and kill other dogs. Thats why he had to suffer and lose all his money. Its good because all of the dogs were sent to a real good home and they had two choices one was to keep fighting other dogs or go to a good home and have a good life.

Don't Fight Dogs Agent CB
I think that Michael Vick should never own animals again. His career should be taken away and he should give the money to the dogs, he should also give it to the people in his community. He should give it to the people who took his dogs and gave them homes. Michael Vick should not have done what he did; he was wrong for that.

We also created fact and opinion flip charts. This was perfect for practicing important reading skills while also thinking about the events in this documentary.