[Leerhew]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning wanted to get the Colts offense fixed Thursday night.

Did he ever.

Philadelphia, though, was nowhere near full strength.

Vick, who signed last week, isn't eligible to play until next week.

''I'm glad he's on our team. He's a great person, a great player, he's only going to make us better,'' safety Quintin Demps said.

Taken from SI.com's review of the game please note the italicized and underlined piece.

This guy is either dumb as a rock or has no regard for animal's lives.

[firefeng]

It shows the value of a player, not some players. However, this topic is dumb, so I'm changing it to another animal "abuse" news snippet because I'm fucking awesome and you're lucky enough to have me save your thread.

(CNN) -- A man who roasted his pet dog to enjoy as a meal with his family and friends escaped prosecution after authorities in New Zealand determined the animal was killed humanely.


Auckland SPCA officers found the charred body of a Staffordshire terrier cooking in this barbecue pit.

"We were in a dilemma at seeing something we were fairly upset about -- but being in a position of being able to do absolutely nothing about it," said Garth Halliday, of the Auckland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, on Monday.

The SPCA -- which investigates acts of animal cruelty and presses charges -- responded to the house in Mangere, south of Auckland.

There, officers found the charred body of a Staffordshire terrier cooking in a barbecue pit.

"They had had the dog for a while, but the man told us his wife was getting tired of the dog. He was becoming a pest," Halliday said.

"They decided to get rid of him. But instead of bringing him to the SPCA -- which we recommend -- they decided to have a meal, and cook and eat him."

The family is from Tonga where eating a dog is not uncommon, Halliday said.

"He didn't think he was doing anything wrong," he said.

The incident occurred in February. For the next few months, the SPCA looked into whether the man ought to be charged for the killing. Over the weekend, the organization decided it couldn't because the animal had been killed humanely.

The man, Halliday said, struck the dog in the head with a hammer, rendering it unconscious. He then slit its throat.

"That is the normal way -- if one can use that word -- that animals are killed all over the world," Halliday said.

And under New Zealand's Animal Welfare Act, it is legal to kill an animal if it is slaughtered swiftly and painlessly.

Dr Malakai Koloamatangi, a Tongan cultural expert from the University of Canterbury, told CNN affiliate TVNZ that dog meat is a delicacy enjoyed mostly by young men in his homeland.

Still, the case infuriated and repulsed many New Zealanders.

"It's appalling," said Gracie Williams of Auckland. "As an animal lover, I am sickened. The law needs to be changed."

Auckland Mayor John Banks, an animal rights activist, told reporters that rather than a new law, what is needed is better education of local customs.

In the end, the SPCA closed the case without charges.

"We talked to the people. We told them that although it's not against the law, it is against the general culture of the country to actually kill and eat your own pet dog," Halliday said.

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High-lair-ee-yuss.

[Leerhew]

so you're telling me at least 50% of the rest of his team would not echo his comments?

tis why i said some players and btw thanks for gracing this thread with your awesomeness

/sarcasm

and wow at your post that shit is ridiculous but hey its just meat right?

[firefeng]

No, I'm telling you English.

[Leerhew]

LOL

/edited cuz i dont want to be an asshole

/bashesheadagainstwallduetojackasspostertryingtoinsultanother'sopinion

[Levian]

As far as the New Zealand thing goes one can't help but wonder why is it OK to do this to cows and tuna, but not dogs? It could just be good ol' JD talkin but seriously...animal is animal, meat is meat etc. Why just save the ones with cute faces?

As far as Vick goes...I'm prone to think even though "a leopard can't change it's spots," it does deserve a chance to try. And Quinton Demps probably wasn't allowed to say "He's a great guy...aside from the whole animal abuse thing." You know how PR campaigns go. Can't rub salt in a wound, no matter how tempting it may be.

[segar123]

just a random thought because I'm bored.


But let me define
Tacobell's
Challupa

"dog meat"

Good night everyone.

[Boldfinger]

This guy is either dumb as a rock or has no regard for animal's lives.

I don't think playing badly for the Falcon's counts as animal abuse.



That's like saying you have no regard for forum's lives....

[MrReinhardt]

No one said a man has to be a genius or be up to date on current events to be in the NFL. Who's to say that the guy had no idea Vick was charged in the first place?

[Henchman]

even if fuck it!!!!!he killed dogs and served his 2 yrs for it let it go!!!!!
maybe im 2 forgiving but I seriously dont give a shit,he did it,hes sorry,hes outta jail,move on.
ya I agree maybe hes not a great person,but damn he made 1 mistake..plus seriously,dogs arent humans
so in my eyes even though they have a strong purpose in society they are not human,they are beneath us.
I say big fuckin deal.

[Serataru]

Man Kiwis are off the chain sometimes, those Maori motherfuckers do NOT play around

and they're beasts at rugby