Aug 24, 2009 11:56 pm US/Eastern
Eagles Hold Meeting With Animal Rights Groups
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ―
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A back view of Michael Vick as he prepares to throw a pass in a workout at the NovaCare Complex on Aug. 15, 2009, in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Animal rights groups voiced their concerns directly to the Philadelphia Eagles on the heels of the controversial signing of quarterback Michael Vick.
Approximately 50 people attended a roundtable discussion held at the Eagles' NovaCare Complex in South Philadelphia Monday evening.
"I went in skeptical thinking that this was just going to be a plan to say 'here's our plan, we want to bring you in to talk about it and then you can leave,'" DogPAC Chairman Tom Hickey Sr. said. "I left the meeting with the thoughts that there's definitely serious intent, going forward, to work with us."
Vick, a convicted dog fighter, did not attend the meeting as well as team owner Jeffrey Lurie.
However, Eagles' President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Banner, along with other team officials, attended the two-hour long meeting.
"Bringing Michael Vick to Philadelphia has put the Philadelphia Eagles in a position of learning a lot about what goes on with dog fighting," Eagles Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Pamela Browner-Crawley said following the meeting.
While there has public backlash following the signing of Vick, some animal rights groups see opportunities to help confront the dog fighting problem.
Vick has agreed to partner with the Humane Society of the United States.
"Now we actually have a greater offensive against animal fighting than ever before. So you want to take this terrible case and you want to squeeze what good you can out of it," President of the Humane Society Wayne Pacelle said.
Officials from the Eagles said they intend to listen to some proposals from the groups and they have plans a future meeting.
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