WASHINGTON: Former National Football League (NFL) star Michael Vick has agreed to do advocacy work for the Humane Society of the US, possibly including speaking engagements and the retraining of pit bulls.

Vick's work could also include patrolling urban areas with anti-dogfighting teams, said Michael Markarian, COO of the Humane Society, who added that details of the former quarterback's work have yet to be finalized.

"What we have agreed to is that we really want this to be ...