Whoopi Goldberg Defends Vick and Dog Fighting --WRITE TODAY!!

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Date: 9/4/2007 4:15:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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PEASE WRITE TO THE VIEW TODAY ON WHOOPI'S COMMENTS ON MICHAEL VICK'S DOG FIGHTING! It is not a "southern or black thang" to enjoy the torture of killing of dogs. Nor is dog fighting widely accepted, that is why it is so hard to find or prosecute. That is why Michael Vick kept it such a secret for 6 years. Whoopi Goldberg defended him today! Do NOT LET HER GET AWAY WITH IT!

Note: Whoopi Goldberg starred in "The Color Purple" and Alice Walker wrote the book it was based on :

Alice Walker Quote: "Animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were for white, or women created for men."

http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/ask

It is also a FACT that :

  • 71% of pet-owning women entering women’s shelters reported that their batterer had injured, maimed, killed or threatened family pets for revenge or to psychologically control victims; 32% reported their children had hurt or killed animals. [1]
  • 68% of battered women reported violence towards their animals. 87% of these incidents occurred in the presence of the women, and 75% in the presence of the children, to psychologically control and coerce them. [2]
  • 13% of intentional animal abuse cases involve domestic violence. [3]
  • Between 25% and 40% of battered women are unable to escape abusive situations because they worry about what will happen to their pets or livestock should they leave. [4,5,6]
  • Pets may suffer unexplained injuries, health problems, permanent disabilities at the hands of abusers, or disappear from home. [7]
  • Abusers kill, harm, or threaten children’s pets to coerce them into sexual abuse or to force them to remain silent about abuse. Disturbed children kill or harm animals to emulate their parents’ conduct, to prevent the abuser from killing the pet, or to take out their aggressions on another victim. [8,9]
  • In one study, 70% of animal abusers also had records for other crimes. Domestic violence victims whose animals were abused saw the animal cruelty as one more violent episode in a long history of indiscriminate violence aimed at them and their vulnerability. [10]
  • Investigation of animal abuse is often the first point of social services intervention for a family in trouble. [4]
  • For many battered women, pets are sources of comfort providing strong emotional support: 98% of Americans consider pets to be companions or members of the family. [11]
  • Animal cruelty problems are people problems. When animals are abused, people are at risk. [12]

PLEASE WRITE THE VIEW TODAY!


"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men [and women] to do nothing" --Edmund Burke (1729-1797) 

Forward from Phyllis: 

Tell The View that dog fighting is NOT part of the southern culture - tell her it is NOT acceptable in the south and is in fact a felony that every decent southerner rejects and finds despicable and heinous. Demand that she apologize for her ignorant statements.
  ***Or whatever you want to say***
http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/index  Then scroll down - bottom left hand corner has a HAVE YOUR SAY TODAY section - you can e-mail or snailmail. But pleased don't let this pass without a HUGE outcry.
Thanks,
Phyllis
 

Whoopi Goldberg Defends Vick

POSTED: 11:19 am EDT September 4, 2007
UPDATED: 12:02 pm EDT September 4, 2007
NEW YORK --
 
Whoopi Goldberg started her stint on ABC's "The View" Tuesday by coming to the defense of convicted felon Michael Vick.
Just 15 minutes into the show she brought up Vick's conviction on dogfighting charges.
"You know from his background this is not an unusual thing for where he comes from," said Goldberg.
"There are certain things that are indicative to certain parts of our country."
Co-host Joy Behar seemed shocked at Goldberg's statements.
"How about dog torture and dog murdering," Behar asked.
"Unfortunately it's part of the thing," Goldberg replied.
"You're a dog lover. For a lot of people dogs are sport," she added.
Behar continued to shake her head in disgust.
Goldberg said it seemed to her that it took a while for Vick to realize that the charges against him were serious.
"It seemed like a light went off in his head when he realized that this was something the entire country really didn't appreciated, didn't like," Goldberg said, referring to Vick's guilty plea.
She said if the case had involved somebody from New York City her feelings would have been different.
Goldberg pointed out that Vick was raised in the South.
"This is part of his cultural upbringing," said Goldberg.
Co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck said she was encouraged by the NFL suspending Vick indefinitely.
But Goldberg continued to defend Vick saying "This is a kid who comes from a culture when this is not questioned."
It was Goldberg's first day moderating the talk show. She took over from Rosie O'Donnell who quit the show earlier this year after feuds with Donald Trump and Hasselbeck
Vick will be sentenced on the dogfighting charges in December.
Copyright 2007 by WSBTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed


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