Animal Kingdom

Good Dogs > Bad Humans. One Dallas City Official Finally Gets It Right.

By Richie Whitt
May 12, 2011

Michael Vick took steps toward rehabbing his image last season. No thanks to the Eagles quarterback, one of his former bait dogs is doing much better as well. You remember Mel, right? I first told you his story almost a year ago. It was later picked up by the Los Angeles Times, etc., and...
Wait, During Super Bowl Week We Gave a Key to Our City to Michael Vick?

By Richie Whitt
Feb 7, 2011

I know Super Bowl XLV was all about Southern hospitality and all, but Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway may have went a tad far. Gene Simmons getting a key to our city is one thing, but Michael Friggin' Vick? For what exactly?! Meanwhile, our ol' pal Richard Hunter almost...
One of Michael Vick's Dogs Finds a Safe, Loving Home. In Dallas.

By Richie Whitt
Jun 23, 2010

Richard Hunter has a new member of his household. That's him, quivering in the corner. Shaking uncontrollably. Convulsing. The 4-year-old is scared shitless. "He lives in fear," Hunter says of his new best friend, Mel. "You would too if you'd been beating and traumatized your whole life." Michael Vick is...
Leonard Davis Loves Animals II: Chasing Birdies, Saving Ducks

By Richie Whitt
May 13, 2010

View more news videos at:http://www.nbcdfw.com/video. In 2007 Leonard Davis pulled a horse out of the mud. In 2010 he answered my musical inquiries without crushing me like an empty beer can. And Wednesday, he helped some ducks out of a sand trap. Yeah, I know. All you care about it is...
Hey, I Finally Found a Reason to Like George Dubya Bush

By Richie Whitt
Apr 21, 2010

As you may have heard, I despise cats. Not extremely found of former President George Dubya Bush either but, hey, given the lesser of two evils I usually side with the human. In this case, thumbs up to the prez. Because apparently his new Bush Presidential Library at SMU is...
Cats vs. Squirrels: Who Do You Hate Worse?

By Richie Whitt
Apr 20, 2010

You know how I feel about squirrels, but ... When I was a kid - thankfully I only have a vague memory of the experience - I underwent this allergy test. A bunch of razor-blade nicks in my bare back to see how I reacted to chemicals and whatnot. Result: I...
Hey People Who Obsess Over Your Dogs: You Creep Me Out a Little Bit.

By Richie Whitt
Feb 17, 2010

Yes indeed, I'm looking at you Westminster Dog Show. One of the weirdest events of the year went down last night in New York as 15,000 packed Madison Square Garden to look at dogs. I know. Look, I've had a dog all my life. From "Poppy" to "Urko" to "Hank"...