On Saturday night when the Eastlake Pet Orphanage, a homeless pet shelter in Dallas, Texas, threw its annual fundraiser presenting the organization’s John LaBella Award to people who go above and beyond in their care, treatment, and advocacy for pets, a special honor was bestowed on one very special dog.
Mel, who once served as a bait-dog in Michael Vick’s dog-fighting ring, was given a key to the city. And best of all, the key was edible.
Upon bestowing the key to Mel, Dallas City Councilwoman Angela Hunt called out Dallas Mayor-for-the-time-being Dwaine Caraway for giving Vick, a convicted felon, his own key to the city during Super Bowl week.
Also presented with an award was Mel’s owner Richard Hunter for his work with the Eastlake Texas Pet Orphanage.
Hunter adopted Mel after he was seized from Vick’s home. He had actually tried to talk to Vick about Mel during the Super Bowl event but was met with resistance from his entourage saying, “We don’t care about the dog.”
Caraway has called the controversy overblown. But he did admit he’d give it more thought if he had to do it over again.
He should get a key to the nearest Pet Shelter, so he can go each and every morning, and pick dog doo-doo, and clean dog cages!! Maybe it might make him think twice about what he has done in the past!!!!
How could anyone in the city of Dallas even think twice about giving Micheal Vick a Key to the city….you should put him in jail and throw away the key..!!
Vick is a scumbag and does not deserve to be walking around free let alone get the key to ANY city the only key Vick should be involved with is the guard using a key to the cell Vick belongs in.
VIC SUCKS AND ALWAYS WILL! NOT CARE ABOUT THOSE DOGS???? CARE NOW!
i can not believe the anger i still feel toward that monster vick,what is wrong with that mayor ,giving him a key to the city ,u kidding me, how ” we dont care about them dogs” statememt well vick u SOB we dont care about u infact most of the world hates u so deeply that we cant see straight like my self,i hope u rott i hell!
The dog got the key to the city, not Vick!