Philadelphia-area animal rescue group said yesterday it plans to make good on its "sacks for Vick" pledge regardless of whether Michael Vick was tackled in last night's Eagles-Redskins match up. He was tackled three times.

Last month Main Line Animal Rescue of Chester Springs - which cares for many dogfighting victims and other abused and unwanted pit bulls - bought an ad in the Washington Post offering five bags of dog food to a D.C. shelter for every tackle of Vick during last night's game.

The pledge caught the attention of animal lovers across the country, and Main Line was hit with a flood of donations. Today, Main Line volunteers will haul four tons of food to the Washington D.C. Humane Society, which said it will share with other area animal rescue organizations.

"Considering how little Vick's being played, we couldn't wait for him to be tackled," Main Line founder Bill Smith said. "So we thought we'd just go for it."

Story originally posted on 10/27/09 on philly.com

Photo of Alexander - one of the dog available for adoption at MLAR