Philadelphia Eagles Announce New Program Encouraging Kindness Toward Animals
After signing convicted dog fighter Michael Vick and receiving media scrutiny, the Philadelphia Eagles football franchise has decided to donate to animal welfare groups. And guess who their spokesman is?
The program which is known as TAWK (Treating Animals With Kindness) was unveiled on Monday and aims to reduce animal abuse, end dogfighting, and encourage spaying and neutering pets.
The Eagles awarded grants of $50,000 each to Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, the Humane Society of Berks County and the Humane Society of the United States.
Vick, who served 18 months in prison for dog fighting is currently working with children to discourage dogfighting.
This act of philanthropy makes one wonder if the Philadelphia Eagles are simply trying to get the media off of their back, or if the football franchise are actually concerned with protecting the rights of animals. I suppose their intentions aren’t really the issue, but the help that the societies are receiving. Perhaps Vick has genuinely learned the error of his ways and hopes to create a positive impact for younger generations, or perhaps this is part of his probation.
Either way, this is one of the first stunts of this kind as far as the National Football League goes, and the donations have been quite generous. This could be a large step for the Philadelphia area animal shelters, and could perhaps spread its way across the country as more teams offer similar programs.
Tags: Acts of Kindness, animals, human society, philadelphia eagles, tawk
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