Michael Vicks' Dogs Get VUSL Guardian Rebecca Huss

Valparaiso University School of Law professor Rebecca Jean Huss has been appointed guardian-special master of Atlanta Falcon's quarterback Michael Vick's pittbulls, reports the Baltimore Sun.

A federal judge overseeing the case of the pit bulls in the Michael Vick dogfighting case has appointed Rebecca Huss, a law professor at Valporaiso University, as special master to look after the canine's interests.

Writes the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Huss may recommend that a particular pit bull can be rehabilitated and should be put up for adoption, or that it ought to be sent to a sanctuary to live out its life. The order also does not rule out euthanasia in cases where the dog is deemed intensely aggressive toward people or if it it has a medical condition.

Huss, 40, is a professor at Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana. The motion to appoint Huss as guardian-special master was submitted by Chuck Rosenberg, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. He called Huss "a leading expert in animal law in the United States."