Michael Vick declared "I am not the bad person or beast I've been made out to be" and asked for leniency in a letter to the federal judge who sentenced him to 23 months in prison for a dogfighting conspiracy. ...more

December 14, 2007

Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons star who has traded his No. 7 jersey for a black-and-white-striped jail uniform, stood expressionless in a federal courtroom on Monday and apologized to the court and his family for his involvement in a dogfighting ring. But for the judge about to decide Vick's fate, those words were not enough. ...more

December 11, 2007

Dog fighting. Animal attacks. For many citizens, the two hot-button issues share a common thread: pit bulls. ...more

November 14, 2007

Seven pit bulls confiscated by Hillsborough County Animal Services on Tuesday were not the clean, shiny and pretty dogs seen on the owner's Web site, said an Animal Services spokeswoman. ...more

September 28, 2007