Vick's Eagles support animal rights groups

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Michael Vick's work to repair his image in the wake of a dogfight conviction continues with his new National Football League club, which has unveiled a new animal support program.

The Philadelphia Eagles awarded $50,000 grants to city, county and national humane society programs as part of Treating Animals With Kindness (TAWK), an initiative aimed at reducing animal abuse and ending dogfighting.

The Eagles had pledged such an effort when they signed Vick, the former superstar quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons who was convicted for his role in a dogfight gambling ring and served 18 months in prison.