Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will speak to a group of high school students about dogfighting and animal rights. Vick is appearing Tuesday at Nueva Esperanza Academy in the city’s Hunting Park neighborhood. He’ll be joined by Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will speak to a group of high school students about dogfighting and animal rights. Vick is appearing Tuesday at Nueva Esperanza Academy in the city’s Hunting Park neighborhood. He’ll be joined by Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.

A hometown celebration for Michael Vick in Virginia has been postponed. An organizer for the “Michael Vick Community Celebration” scheduled for Saturday said the job-hunting former NFL quarterback informed him Monday he could not appear at the Newport News event because of a conflict.

A hometown celebration for Michael Vick in Virginia has been postponed. An organizer for the “Michael Vick Community Celebration” scheduled for Saturday said the job-hunting former NFL quarterback informed him Monday he could not appear at the Newport News event because of a conflict.

The Humane Society of the United States says Michael Vick wants to work with the group on a program aimed at eradicating dogfighting among urban teens.

The Humane Society of the United States says Michael Vick wants to work with the group on a program aimed at eradicating dogfighting among urban teens.

A Mississippi family lost their son, and brother in Iraq in March of 2007. U.S. Marine Corporal Dustin Lee and his bomb-sniffing German sherpherd, Lex, were caught up in an insurgent grenade attack in Iraq’s Anbar Province. Corporal Lee die in the attack, and his gravely-injured trusty dog stayed with his body until medics arrived. Now Corporal Lee’s family has adopted their son’s partner.

According to a release from Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Captain Steve Morris, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is offering a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for viciously killing a family’s yellow lab and severely injuring their other dog, a dachshund mix. The reward is offered in addition to a $5,000 reward offered by the Fayetteville based Holland M. Ware Charitable Foundation, bringing the total reward available to $7,500.