Frodo, the last surviving dog from the former LA player’s illegal dogfighting ring, dies NFL, Michael Vick. The dog’s death was confirmed through a Facebook post made by BAD RAP, a non-profit organization that watches over the welfare of animals.
According to the aforementioned post, the pitbull, approximately 15 years old, died last Saturday, December 18. Frodo “it was the last one of the 48 brave survivors of that case that changed the rules of the game“.
“The last 14 years of life [de Frodo] He spent them being pampered like a prince with the Ramírez family and the other dogs. Sweet Frodo, how we love you. He was one of the bravest survivors we have ever met“, it reads in the description of the publication.
Hours later, in the same comments on the post, BAD RAP shared a series of images showing the 48 dogs that survived the ordeal with the former NFL player in 2007.
What happened to Michael Vick in 2007?
In 2007, Michael Vick, now 41, was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison after authorities raided the Bad Newz kennels. of the former player, where 49 pit bulls were found chained, malnourished and injured. In addition, the United States police tHe also found the remains of dozens of dogs that had been killed as part of an illegal dogfighting ring.
Vick was charged with participating in a network of fighting dogs, as well as mistreating animals and killing those that did not demonstrate killer instincts. The dogs were beaten, strangled, electrocuted, hung from a tree and even shot
The former quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons He was sentenced to 23 months in prison and was fined almost $ 1 million.. Vick complied 18 months in prison.
