IN THE DOGHOUSE Vick (Photo: Getty Images)

If the dogfighting allegations against Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and the subsequent Senate floor tirade by Robert Byrd (D-WV) prove anything, it's this: No one screws with America's pooches.

They might not yet have the right to vote, but our furry, four-legged compadres have plenty of lobbyists. According to Humane Society executive vice president Michael Markarian, over 130,000 people have contacted the NFL demanding that Vick be suspended for hosting an interstate gambling/dogfighting ring at a home he paid for in Smithfield, Virginia—the most vocal response to an incident of animal abuse in history.

"We've never seen this level of public support," Markarian told Radar. "It's unprecedented." (Not that public outcry is particularly shocking: dogs deemed unfit for battle at "Bad Newz Kennels" were allegedly electrocuted, hanged, and beaten).

While the NFL has yet to take action against Vick, corporate sponsors are slowly tip-toeing away. Nike has suspended the release and "related marketing communications" for its Zoom Vick V trainer, scheduled to hit stores August 23. The company, however, has decided to hold off on severing all ties with Vick until after the trial takes place. Vick, it's not looking good, dawg.

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