Another Atlanta Falcon Player accused of animal cruelty!!!!!
On February 18, 2007, Atlanta Falcons’ Jonathan Babineaux beat to death his live-in girlfriend’s dog, Kilo, a one-year-old pit bull mix. The motive was apparent retaliation against his girlfriend, Blair Anderson, for an argument she and Babineaux had earlier that same night.
After the argument, Anderson left the house, leaving her two dogs, Kilo and Ace, with the Falcons’ defensive lineman. Not long after, Babineaux phoned Anderson to inform her that something was wrong with Kilo. He advised that she should come home and check on him. Anderson returned home to find Kilo in extreme physical distress. Anderson rushed Kilo to the vet but he was dead on arrival. Autopsy results showed Kilo died from blunt force trauma to the head, leading Gwinnett County police to arrest and charge Babineaux with felony cruelty to animals. The second dog, Ace, was later removed from the Babineaux household and placed in the care of Animal Control.
In spite of the felony charge, Babineaux remains free on $2,300 bond and is still actively playing for the Falcons. To date, Babineaux has received no punishment or suspension from either the Falcons or the NFL.
Blogger William K. Wolfrum aptly sums up the glaring hypocrisy which now enshrouds the Atlanta Falcons:
Babineaux is currently in the Falcons pre-season camp, obviously keeping a low profile.
Simply put, however, as long as Babineaux is allowed to play with the Falcons while Vick is forced to sit out, the NFL’s and the Falcons’ treatment of Vick can only be seen as a PR ploy. It has nothing to do with ethics, or a standard of character they want from their players.
As long as Babineaux remains active, the NFL and the Falcons are little more than hypocrites whose hands were forced in the Vick case.
PLEASE SIGN THE PEITION FOR JUSTICE FOR KILO AND SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT THIS TYPE OF CRUELTY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/justice4kilo
PLEASE ALSO CONTACT THE ATLANTA FALCONS AND LET THEM KNOW YOU WILL NOT SUPPORT A TEAM THAT SUPPORTS ANIMAL CRUELTY!
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Together we can make a difference. Thank you.
Save a Dog..NUETER MIKE VICK!!!!!
Date: Aug 7, 2007 8:13 PM
Would you please be so kind as to repost my bulletin about the additional Falcons player being accused of animal abuse? I am trying to see if I can get enough people to contact the team threatening a boycott if they do not remove both of these guys off of their payroll. You have a huge amount of friends and I would really like to get this message out to as many as possible. I’m hoping if the team gets enough negative feedback from the general public they may take a stronger stand on animal abuse. Thanks darling.
