Michael Vick: 'I Would Love To Get Another Dog In The Future' (VIDEO)

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said he would love to get another dog in an interview with NBC News and TheGrio.com.

"I would love to get another dog in the future," Vick said. "I think it would be a big step for me in the rehabilitation process. I think just to have a pet in my household and to show people that I genuinely care, and my love and my passion for animals; I think it would be outstanding."

Vick spent 18 months in prison and two months of home confinement after being convicted of running a dogfighting operation. He also served a two-game suspension when he returned to the NFL in 2009.

"If I ever have the opportunity again I will never take it for granted. I miss having a dog right now," Vick explained. "I wish I could. My daughters miss having one, and that's the hardest thing; telling them that we can't have one because of my actions."

Vick has become a star on the Eagles this season, leading them to their current 9-4 record. He has thrown 17 touchdown passes and only four interceptions.

He currently leads the league in Pro-Bowl voting. Scroll down to watch the interview.

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Comments

[pammiethekid]

10:19 AM on 12/17/2010

When did pro sports become such a soap opera? New Orleans Saints take an historic win and what does the AP name as their top sports story of the year? Tiger Woods post-scandal return to golf.

[DesertWinds]

09:34 AM on 12/17/2010

No! No! No!
No dogs ever for Mr. Vick! He demonstrated that he had no feelings for dogs - they were a "product" to him, a thing. When someone can be so cruel as to electrocute a dog or so disassociated from the dog as a living creature as to hang one to death, to throw a dog in a pit and cheer it on as it fights for its life - NO! They are not a candidate for dog ownership.

We must think of the dog and its safety not Mr. Vick's feelings or desires. Too bad that his child cannot have a pet! Sorry about that, but it is just too dangerous for the dog. What happens when Mr. Vick has a bad day? Will he hit or kick or choke the dog? I am afraid that is just what will happen - he has no barriers to that behavior. I do not believe he can develop them at this point – in his deepest place he has no soul connection to the dog.

[Twenty Row Kid]

03:52 PM on 12/16/2010

He should start with a goldfish and work his way up to a dog over the years.
Name the goldfish "fluffy"

[123think]

03:45 PM on 12/16/2010

Firstly, I think vick should be able to prove that he is brighter than the dog

[sunseer88]

03:30 PM on 12/16/2010

PETA SUCKS..and the crazy animal rights people are lunatics. He made a mistake, if he wants a dog he can have one. People abuse children, everyday and then get pregnant and have others no one takes them away or prohibits them from child-rearing. Even when social services does get involved every effort is made to keep a child in contact with their parents and those are humans. Yes what Michael Vick did was a mistake, but was it immoral, eh maybe, maybe not. Regardless of that two years in jail for that was ridiculous as are the moronic comments of these animal rights folks.

[DesertWinds]

09:38 AM on 12/17/2010

PETA does suck! So does HSUS they are horrible organization and people should stop support them. They want to end pet ownership.

However, Vick should never have a dog - he has proven that given the right circumstances he will abuse the dog. Just because our social system does not work all that well does not mean that we should then turn a defensesless animal over to a monster such as Vick.

[pammiethekid]

10:26 AM on 12/17/2010

Not a fan of PETA either, but are you sure you know what was done to these dogs under Michael Vicks care and control? A mistake would be one time killing an animal that you didn't intend to kill. What Vicks had done to these dogs constitutes a policy of of abuse and almost unimaginable cruelty.

[smpj]

03:07 PM on 12/16/2010

Too soon. Let's be sure.

[CaptainSunshine]

02:38 PM on 12/16/2010

Third day on the front page . . . Roethlisberger's un-prosecuted case was news for . . . ?

[Crat]

01:33 PM on 12/16/2010

You don't read much, do you? Nearly all of those "vicious pit bulls" have been adopted or are living in dog sanctuaries. Not ripping anyone's face off. My own pit bull came from a rescue group, is part mutt, and yes, is one of the best, most loving dogs I have ever owned. So cliche to say, but given the chance, she would lick your face off.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/12/22/vick.dogs/index.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-gorant/the-lost-dogs-michael-vick_b_716468.html#s139760

[jed Houston]

02:40 PM on 12/16/2010

Pit Bulls are not the problem, really stupid people, like Michael Vick are.

[Dunkleberger Karl]

01:13 PM on 12/16/2010

Venor await your meger request, w/without kraut, jalipenos, mustard or ketchup?
Relish, cheese, chili,or Mayo are for freaks ! Mr Vick you aint no freak is ya?
A Napkin for the second Bite, a soda for the third,
These dogs are delish , these dogs taste proud !
If you children want other dogs,
.......................................Tell them why daddy cant , and they need not be proud!........
I heard On "The Veiw" sherri Woe fully defend ,
a man who received numberous convictions ,
 for sending loosing dogs to their end!
While Whoopie chimed in with her glorious reply
we allow peaple who abuse children to continue having children
Its not like their tubes, we do fry!
Perhaps if the piano wire , daily he wore
the same one he hung the dogs with
would make peaple swore ,
that a man who beat children should never be allowed
and a man who Hangs Puppies , should never be Proud!

[swanie]

12:59 PM on 12/16/2010

Vick better not get a dog.

A part of his agreement with the judge is he can NEVER HAVE A DOG unless the court agrees.

He still SLAUGHTERED 55 or more dogs by hanging, choking, electrocution, drowning, or shooting them ! ! !

BTW he is NOT the MVP of the NFL, not even close.

./

[sunseer88]

03:45 PM on 12/16/2010

Yeah he is and he's taking the Eagles to the Super Bowl, not that fake cheater Brady

[Twenty Row Kid]

03:56 PM on 12/16/2010

Live in the past much? Brady a cheater?? Easy to see why you have 0 friends.

[Dunkleberger Karl]

05:31 PM on 12/16/2010

Can he Buy tickets for everybody or just his parents and their kids?
Better call up wolf bus lines cause the limo service dont take spectators
and dog killers like some one we know!

[Dunkleberger Karl]

05:27 PM on 12/16/2010

so he buys a judge , the republicants Bought the supream court!

[Huff Puffer]

12:38 PM on 12/16/2010

I knew a parrot he would have a hard time with.

[Huff Puffer]

12:35 PM on 12/16/2010

Sheesh, Is this the sound of the dogs last dying breath ?

UNDER WATER

[Huff Puffer]

12:30 PM on 12/16/2010

Some people won't forgive for animal cruelty,
Because innocent animals have no one to defend them.
And others simply just don't care?

Now how bout that braw game !

[swanie]

01:00 PM on 12/16/2010

"Compassion for animals is common among the good guys, but not among the bad ones. One of the surest signs that a biblical figure is a player in God’s redemptive plan is the person’s decency to the beasts of the field. Humane treatment of animals is seen here with Noah and will be repeated by Moses, Rebecca, Laban, and a host of others. It is not a coincidence that Christ is referred to as the 'Good Shepherd.”

As St. Francis of Assisi said: "If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men."

./

[Huff Puffer]

03:39 PM on 12/16/2010

WOW, Thank-you and god bless.

[Puzzlr]

02:00 AM on 12/17/2010

Then please explain the Amish? They run more puppy mills in the US than any other group. When one 'farmer' heard that the local authorities were going to crack down on abusive puppy mills, the 'farmer' killed all his animals. Pretty sure he's devout.

[svejkist]

12:23 PM on 12/16/2010

Convicted child molester:

"I think having custody of a child would be a big step for me in the rehabilitation process. I think just to have a child in my household and to show people that I genuinely care, and my love and my passion for children; I think it would be outstanding."

[DeAnnaMisrahi]

01:18 PM on 12/16/2010

The difference between Vick and a child molester is that CM's have this compulsive need to harm kids. With Vick, and most people who deal with dogfighting, they don't think of it in the that CM's think of children.

As someone who has millions of eyes on him, Vick is the last person on earth who would harm a dog from this point on.

[gypsy508]

02:13 PM on 12/16/2010

Would the dog agree if it knew and could?

[svejkist]

09:03 PM on 12/23/2010

You are confusing child molestation with pedophilia. Child molestation in and of itself is not a compulsion. You have no clue whether Vick feels a sexual compulsion to hurt animals. Or people for that matter.

I've talked with some psych professionals about this, and they agree that Vick shows signs of sociopathy. Not just the animal torture.

[N8tracks]

05:01 AM on 12/17/2010

They were dogs not humans.

[maxfax]

12:20 PM on 12/16/2010

Supposedly the SPCA (or is it the Humane Society)is supporting his request, PETA is vehemently against it.  My question, how much has he donated to his supporter?

[N8tracks]

05:02 AM on 12/17/2010

There is always a conspiracy. As if he needs public support to do....? He is already a star quarterback. What more does he need from the public?

[maxfax]

06:17 AM on 12/17/2010

And?  He plays football, so what?  He broke the law, he admitted he abused animals, no dogs for him.