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Searching for Bigfoot in Virginianew

Thirteen years ago, William Dranginis saw Bigfoot. Fifty grand, a van, and a camera in a log later, the quest continues.
Washington City Paper  |  Eric Wills  |  07-18-2008  |  Animal Issues

The Untold Story of the Michael Vick Scandalnew

Vick's journey to federal prison began on March 2, 1999, when he was 18 years old, when cops stopped a Ford Econoline van with Virginia plates and a dangling pinetree air freshener and found two kilos of cocaine and a half kilo of heroin. Michael Vick had no connection with this bust, nor with the three men in the van. Yet the stop would have everything to do with the fate of the young star.
Port Folio Weekly  |  Joe Jackson  |  06-18-2008  |  Animal Issues

Cockfighting Becomes Felony in Virginianew

The time-honored practice of cockfighting is being elevated to a felony, thanks to legislation that sailed through the General Assembly, and despite the protests of the Virginia Gamefowl Breeders Association, an organization based in Blackstone that claims 2,000 members.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Jayson Whitehead  |  04-02-2008  |  Animal Issues

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