NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - An animal rights group has bought NFL star Michael Vick's former dogfighting compound.

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Dogs Deserve Better of Tipton, Pa., closed on the Surry County property Friday. The group intends to turn the house and the 15 acres it sits on into a rehabilitation center for chained and penned dogs.

The home previously served as headquarters for the Bad Newz Kennel.
The home cost about $600,000 and the group raised a 30 percent down payment through donations. Ultimately, the group wants to raise $3 million to fully pay for the site, install fencing and build a facility for the dogs. The house will be used for offices.

Dogs Deserve Better founder Tamira Thayne says it's important to build a facility on the Vick property because of its symbolism.