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Vick memorabilia going to the dogs
August 30, 2007
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Monte, a 6-year-old Weimaraner, chews on a Michael Vick football card. The remains are being auctioned on eBay to benefit the Humane Society.
Kansas City, Mo. — The woman who paid $7,400 on eBay for 22 Michael Vick football cards, chewed up and slobbered on by two Missouri dogs, acknowledges she hadn't heard of the star football player before he was indicted for dogfighting.
But Laura Norton-Dye, 40, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., wanted to send the message that local animal shelters need help - and she challenged Vick to donate money himself.
Norton-Dye, who outbid 30 others, lives in the town where the auction originated and has requested the money be donated to the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri and to Safe Harbor, a local animal sanctuary.
Norton-Dye, who has incurable gastrointestinal carcinoid cancer, said she has a big heart for animals.
"I really think this was the right thing to do," said Norton, a former teacher. "This is one way I thought I could make a difference."
The success of the auction created a craze of more than 25 other postings this week offering torn-up cards featuring the disgraced NFL superstar, most also promising to donate the money to local animal shelters.
But so far, the original post from Rochelle Steffen, of Cape Girardeau, has been the only auction to attract droves of bidders.
Steffen gave Monte, her 6-year-old Weimaraner, and Roxie, her Great Dane puppy, every Vick card she owned to destroy. The cards, worth $1 to $10 apiece, were crumpled, crimped, chewed, torn and generally in a sorry state. Some even had corners missing.
"When I started this I only expected to get $100 for a local shelter," Steffen told the Associated Press on Wednesday. "But it's received so much attention. It's for such a good cause that jumps every boundary."
Steffen, 31, said she had been overwhelmed with positive responses, including from people who say her auction inspired them to donate money to animal shelters.
The Humane Society of the United States has seen a large spike in donations since Vick was indicted on federal dogfighting charges last month, said Ann Chynoweth, director of the society's Animal Cruelty and Fighting Campaign.
"Americans love football, but they love dogs even more," she said.
The backlash against Vick seemed to grow this week as he apologized after entering a guilty plea to a federal dogfighting charge in Richmond, Va. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 10.
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30 August 2007
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consumer1 (Anonymous) says…
Awesome!! way to go!
30 August 2007
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BrianR (Anonymous) says…
Maybe Leona Helmsley's dog will buy something.