Dog gives Vick a mouthful: Chewed-up cards sell for $7,400
Dog gives Vick a mouthful: Chewed-up cards sell for $7,400
Posted on Thu, Aug. 30, 2007 01:52 AM
"They were the Michael Vick cards many animal lovers just had to get their paws on.
The eBay auction for 22 Vick football cards, chewed up and slobbered on by two dogs in Cape Girardeau, Mo., ended Wednesday as the winning bidder dished out $7,400 — with the money expected to be donated to the Humane Society.
Laura Norton-Dye, also of Cape Girardeau, outbid 30 others and has requested the money be donated to the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri and to Safe Harbor, a local animal sanctuary.
Norton-Dye, who has incurable gastrointestinal carcinoid cancer, said she has a big heart for animals.
“I really think this was the right thing to do,” said Norton, a former teacher. “This is one way I thought I could make a difference.”
Rochelle Steffen gave Monte, her 6-year-old Weimaraner, and Roxie, her Great Dane puppy, every Vick card she owned to destroy. The cards worth $1 to $10 were crumpled, crimped, chewed, torn and generally in a sorry state. Some even had corners missing."