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Victory Dogs

Here at Best Friends, we call them the "Vicktory" dogs - 22 pit bulls seized from ex-NFL star Michael Vick and placed in special care at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Our veterinarians describe them as suffering from post-traumatic stress, very similar to soldiers returning from a war zone or other people who have experienced extreme trauma and abuse. Many of them had been forced to fight to the death - like gladiators in some primitive arena.

Indeed, some of the nation's other animal protection organizations were simply calling for the dogs to be killed.

But killing is never an option at Best Friends, except when painful, terminal disease makes it the right option - the kind option - for a particular animal.

And what kind of message does killing out of convenience send about how our society treats the victims of such horrible abuse?

Already, here at the sanctuary, the Vicktory dogs are making progress: learning how to play, how to relax, how to love. Many of them will be adopted to experienced homes. Others will live out their lives in the beautiful natural environment of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

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