The purpose of the paper is to reflect on the reading of The Lost Dogs by Jim Gorant. The book is about the investigation of the Bad Newz Kennel, property that housed many incidents of dog abuse and dogfighting activities, and presents the story of Vick’s dogs that were victims of noxious touch. Michael Vick, the owner of the property, Quanis Phillips, and Davon Boddie were the perpetrators for the noxious touch on the dogs. The paper will present what led to noxious touch in the perpetrators of noxious touch, the effects of noxious touch on the recipient of noxious touch, how noxious affects the dogs’ health, the common steps for recovery from noxious touch, my opinion on the potential for recovery for every dog that received noxious touch,
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Michael Vick, Quanis Phillips and Davon Boddie grew up in a tough neighborhood and were exposed to violence. Sports was one distraction that kept children out of trouble. Vick, Phillips, and Broddie participated in football at a young age. Although football was a diversion from direct noxious touch, the children still participated in noxious touch because of the aggressive nature of football. In addition, Vick lacked loving touch during his childhood. Michael Boddie, Vick’s father, was rarely around and struggled with drug abuse. One of the negative influences that Vick received from growing up in the neighborhood was exposure to dog fighting. Tony Taylor, a neighborhood friend, lured Vick into dog fighting at age seven; by the age of 12, Vick became an active participant (Gorant, 2011). Early exposure to noxious touch is one way that could have led the perpetration of noxious touch that had many harmful effects to the …show more content…
The lack of loving touch could have contributed to the perpetrator’s act of noxious touch which had negative effects to the dog’s mental and physical health. Common steps for helping victims recover from noxious touch include giving loving touch, getting adjusted to the surroundings, and slowly reintegrating into what is considered a normal dog life. The potential for recovery differs for each of the dogs’ conditions, and unfortunately not every dog is able to recover. Noxiously touching animals in Virginia results in legal consequences such as serving time in prison. Noxious touch on animals is viewed as a threat to human members of society in social
Michael Vick, Quanis Phillips and Davon Boddie grew up in a tough neighborhood and were exposed to violence. Sports was one distraction that kept children out of trouble. Vick, Phillips, and Broddie participated in football at a young age. Although football was a diversion from direct noxious touch, the children still participated in noxious touch because of the aggressive nature of football. In addition, Vick lacked loving touch during his childhood. Michael Boddie, Vick’s father, was rarely around and struggled with drug abuse. One of the negative influences that Vick received from growing up in the neighborhood was exposure to dog fighting. Tony Taylor, a neighborhood friend, lured Vick into dog fighting at age seven; by the age of 12, Vick became an active participant (Gorant, 2011). Early exposure to noxious touch is one way that could have led the perpetration of noxious touch that had many harmful effects to the …show more content…
The lack of loving touch could have contributed to the perpetrator’s act of noxious touch which had negative effects to the dog’s mental and physical health. Common steps for helping victims recover from noxious touch include giving loving touch, getting adjusted to the surroundings, and slowly reintegrating into what is considered a normal dog life. The potential for recovery differs for each of the dogs’ conditions, and unfortunately not every dog is able to recover. Noxiously touching animals in Virginia results in legal consequences such as serving time in prison. Noxious touch on animals is viewed as a threat to human members of society in social