DT Terrence Cody Being Cut by the Ravens

[peplaw06]

Ravens defensive tackle Terrence Cody's one-year contract expires in March, but the team isn't waiting until then to cut ties with him. The Ravens announced today that they will release Cody after the Super Bowl. Coincidentally or not—Baltimore didn't give a reason for his release—police are reportedly investigating Cody for animal cruelty.

Per the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore County police are talking to Cody about animal cruelty involving a dog. No charges have been filed yet, and details are scarce. Cody would be a free agent in about a month anyway, but it appears the Ravens will let him sort out matters on his own.

Update (1:59 p.m.): Cody's agent says the dog died from worms. Via Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports:

Terrence Cody's agent Peter Schaffer says his client's dog died due to worms. "There was no animal cruelty," Schaffer said. "If this affects at all my client's ability to get a job, I'm going to do everything in my legal power to protect his rights."

 

[Midswat]

I'd give him a look in a heart beat. Not sure if he's what Marinelli wants at the position, but we need upgrades and he was a highly touted prospect not that long ago.

I could give a shit less if a DT puts puppies in a blender so long as he can collapse the pocket or clog run lanes.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

No scruples with this one.

 

[Doomsday]

It's not animal cruelty to have a pet die from worms. It's just ignorance we all have, we are not trained to know the signs of worms.

Like all parasites, they do eventually kill the host.

A worm infected cat or dog will be very ravenous towards the end and will have a pot belly but be otherwise sort of emaciated looking. Making it appear it is not being fed and is starving. This is the very short window of time where it is your last chance to save them. But if you don't know, you can't act. You just feed more.

The more you feed them the more the worms multiply and they begin to consume the animal all during the time it isn't fed. Eventually it's just too much for the system and they expire. It is truly a horrible way to die. And the dead pet looks exactly like someone just starved it to death.

I know all this because I rescued a litter of kittens that had worms, and I didn't figure it out until I took one who had the pot belly happening, to the vet. Fortunately one big shot of dewormer in their next several cans of wet cat food, saved them all but one and I got them a good home at a nearby rancher's barn after they were spayed, neutered and had all their shots. Their growth was severely stunted, however and the one that died was the one worst off, that I had taken to the vet to start with. It was too late for him.

Point is like I already said: Your pet dying from worms isn't animal cruelty. It's lack of knowledge.

What convinced me to take one of them to the vet? When I would feed them there were two whose butts and back legs would involuntarily go up in the air. They would do handstands while eating. One of these is the one I took to the vet and he told me this is due to the shock to the system of getting the nutrients while under this intense duress of being consumed by the worm load. Dogs might or might not also do this, bigger dogs typically won't.

Truly, you really never think of worms when you see the symptoms. Most of the time the pet acts normal, but gets lethargic between feedings. What dog doesn't? It's the most insidious thing there is.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Fag.