The Atlanta Falcons quarterback, Michael Vick has been indicted this week for his involvement in a dog fighting ring. The fights were so grisly the losers either died in the pit or sometimes were electrocuted, drowned, hanged or shot.

The Atlanta Falcons quarterback and three others were charged with competitive dogfighting, procuring and training pit bulls for fighting and conducting the enterprise across state lines. The operation was named “Bad Newz Kennels,” according to the indictment, and the dogs were housed, trained and fought at a property owned by Vick in Surry County, Va.

If convicted, Vick and the others could face up to six years in prison, $350,000 in fines and restitution.

Telephone messages left at the offices and home of Vick’s attorney, Larry Woodward, were not returned. A woman who answered the phone at the home of Vick’s mother said “no comment” and hung up.

“We are disappointed that Michael Vick has put himself in a position where a federal grand jury has returned an indictment against him,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. read more…