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Dog Days for Nike
While we're on the subject of animal abuse, Nike made a big deal of suspending Falcons quarterback Michael Vick after his indictment for an interstate dog fighting operation. It is hard to accept Nike's moral indignation on this point, however, because Nike has previously used dogfighting to give street cred to their brand. You can see Nike's commercial on YouTube here.
Live by the street, die by the street, Nike. It must be tougher in Beaverton than I realized.
On a related note: thanks to the inventor of the Michael Vick chew toy, dogs can now metaphorically avenge their fallen brothers. Even if the charitable intentions of the manufacturers are shady, the fact that the toy has Vick's lawyers in a lather is good enough for me.
(Via Adfreak and Unconfirmed Sources)
Posted by Charles Star on 08/13/2007 | Permalink
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charitable intentions are shady??? it's funny and it'll probobly sell, why not let the dogs have some fun. ther's enough garbage on sale out their, why not let dogs chew on michael vick?
Posted by: David | Aug 19, 2007 2:35:25 PM
I apologize, David - my wording was ambiguous. What I meant to say is that the professed charitable intentions of the folks who sell the Vick doll are not clearly genuine.
When the site launched, they said that they were donating a share of the proceeds to the Jacksonville Humane Society. The JHS had no idea what they were talking about, and said so. The sellers then said that they were not claiming any affiliation with JHS, or a formal agreement to donate some of the proceeds, just an intention to give them money. The explanation is plausible but less verifiable than a formal arrangement.
I didn't mean to give the impression that I don't love the idea of the chew toy OR the stated goal of donating proceeds to the local branch of the Humane Society.
Posted by: Charles Star | Aug 19, 2007 3:44:08 PM
