“Congratulations to him for straightening his life around and bettering himself as a human being,” coach Andy Reid said. “He’s obviously very well-respected by his teammates.”

This would be about Michael Vick. Michael Vick who has been awarded the Ed Block Courage Award

I’m sorry.. but I call Bull Pucky.

I get a lot of grief because I have been saying that sure, the guy did a horrible horrible thing and did the time that the current legal system allows and now he goes back to his job, just like every other American. I don’t think athletes should be held to a higher standard because they are in the public eye. Everyone should be equal in the eyes of the law.. that’s just how I feel and I know a lot of you feel differently. If he wasn’t punished enough then the system failed.

**climbs down from soap box**

That being said, the dude turned his life around and worked with the Human Society (don’t get me started on them) because HE HAD TO. This was not a decision on his part. He had no choice.

Bull Pucky.. it stinks.

More from NBC Sports

In other news, Embrace Pet Community Blog shared this awesome update.

The 2010 Pin Ups for Pitbulls Calendar is out!

Funds from the sale of these Calenders goes toward educating people about bully breeds and on breed discrimination.

Go.. buy…  and thumb your nose at the NFL and HSUS on your way there.

Pitbulls weren’t always considered the evil dogs that people now think they are. Consider one pitbull and a gaggle of children working and playing together.

Such was the life of Pete the Pup, the dog from Little Rascals. His story here from Pitbulls on the Web

This is why Pete is my favorite animal actor.
Tell everyone about your favorite animal actor by participating in the Link Love project. I’ll even make it easy for you.

Here are the important bits.
————— Copy and paste this line and below ——————

List your favorite animal actor and let’s share some link love in the process!

Here’s what to do:

1.) Copy and paste the matrix of “Unforgettable Animal Actors” below, courtesy of PetsitUSA.com!

2.) Substitute the Host Tag and one of the “Animal Actors” in the matrix with the name of your favorite animal actor and the URL of your blog, just like I did.

3.) When you get a ping back from someone that has your link in one of their “Animal Actors”, practice good paw by copying his/her Host Tag’s anchor text (automatically the associated link will also be copied) and paste it over one of your “Animal Actors” below.

5.) Encourage and invite your readers to do the same and soon we will have a list of unforgettable animal actors!

Host Tag: Pete the Pup- Fuzzy Logic

1. Mr. Ed – PetsitUSA.com
2. Buddy (from Air Bud) – JohannTheDog
3. Benji (he was a rescue!)- RescueMe
4. Flipper – PawsibleMarketing
5. Pete the Pup -Fuzzy Logic
6. Enzo (from My Dog Skip) – Raise A Green Dog!
7. The Taco Bell Chihuahua – The Poodle (and dog) blog
8. Old “Yeller” – For the Love of Labradors
9. Animal Actor
10. Animal Actor
11. Animal Actor
12. Animal Actor
13. Animal Actor
14. Animal Actor
15. Animal Actor
16. Animal Actor
17. Animal Actor
18. Animal Actor
19. Animal Actor
20. Animal Actor

Important: Once I get a ping back from you, I will add your anchor text and the associated link you designate as “Host Tag” here, and add your favorite animal actor to the list here. As more and more pet and animal bloggers copy and paste this matrix, the more backlinks you will have with your anchor text. If everybody who copies and pastes from your blog does the same, pretty soon this will spread and go viral. (And we don’t have to stop at 20!) So, the sooner you participate, the more links with anchor text you will receive.

There it is folks. This should help you improve your Technorati ranking, SERP and Google PR and get you noticed with more blogs – we all like making friends, right? Please leave a comment here if you have copied from this matrix so that I can add you just in case your ping-back didn’t reach me.

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And click continue reading for the linky middle bit code.

Host Tag: Put your link here

1. Mr. Ed - PetsitUSA.com
2. Buddy (from Air Bud) - JohannTheDog
3. Benji (he was a rescue!)- RescueMe
4. Flipper - PawsibleMarketing
5. Pete the Pup-Fuzzy Logic
6. Animal Actor

This is the middle bit.. maybe I made this more difficult but this way you don’t have to hand code in the links that are already there.