by Andrew Zajac
A federal judge overseeing the case of the pit bulls in the Michael Vick dogfighting case has appointed Rebecca Huss, a law professor at Valparaiso University, as special master to look after the canine’s interests.
Authorities have so far euthanized one of the 49 dogs currently in federal care in the case. A filing released late Monday also asks the court to authorize spaying or nuetering the animals and implanting them with microchips to allow for tracking in the event they’re lost or on the loose.
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One part of Huss’s job will be to continue observation of the dogs to figure out the best living arrangements for them, and to determine which ones may have been too damaged by the dogfighting regimen and should be put down.