http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090110/OPINION01/901100336/1008
January 10, 2009
Fights' operators game the systemBy Leighann McCollum
Many people were shocked when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a group of Middle Tennessee cockfighters who were associated with a Mexican drug gang called the Gulf Cartel.
However, this came as no surprise to the Humane Society of the United States. For years we have noted that cockfighting goes hand in hand with a range of crimes including, but not limited to, the drug trade, illegal gambling and, of course, animal cruelty.
Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky are at the heart of what we at the HSUS call "the cockfighting corridor."
While 37 states punish cockfighting as a felony, the cockfighting corridor houses the majority of states with weak penalties for this crime.
Cockfighters purposely set up their criminal operations in jurisdictions with the weakest penalties for animal fighting. This allows any misdemeanor fine to be more than offset by their potential gambling winnings.
Here are some recent examples. The Louisiana cockfighting ban went into effect in August 2008, while at roughly the same time Virginia made cockfighting a felony.
We have learned of four cockfighting pits from those two states that have since moved to the cockfighting corridor. Anemic penalties for cockfighting have caused these states to act as a magnet for cockfighting criminals.
Tough punishment avoided
Thanks to the DEA, it has become very clear that a community that attracts the sort of people who lust after the blood and gore of a cockfighting pit also faces its associated crimes.
Let it be stated loud and clear: Cockfighters are moving their operations to states like Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky to avoid the more meaningful punishment they face if they get caught operating in the state of origin.
Generally, passing any state legislation that has a fiscal note attached is made extremely difficult by tough economic times and a severely deficient state budget.
Last year, legislation that assigned felony-level penalties for cockfighting in Tennessee passed both the House and Senate Judiciary committees but carried a fiscal note of about $150,000. The analysts who determined that number may not have accounted for the economic and social costs borne by Tennesseans when criminals who disregard any number of laws make Tennessee a haven for illegal cockfighting.
People who participate in this bloodsport don't mind paying a misdemeanor fine. They see a small penalty as the cost of doing business.
In 2006, a spokesman for a cockfighting group told ABCNews.com, "It is kind of like jaywalking in the middle of the street, or spitting in the street. May not be legal, but you don't really have to worry about it, you know."
When the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony last year on the legislation that ultimately failed to pass, a special agent with the FBI revealed that cockfighters said they had bribed former Tennessee Rep. Ronnie Davis with $30,000 to reverse the felony cockfighting law that the General Assembly passed in 1989.
Unfortunately, Davis was successful. It is time to reverse the damage and set meaningful penalties for all forms of animal fighting.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Winston Salem Journal editorializes against dogfighting
This is a great editorial. Congrats to HSUS for their influence on this great editorial!
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http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/dec/14/132010/busting-dog-fighters/opinion/
Busting Dog Fighters
By Journal Staff
"If I was a dog fighter, I'd stay out of Wilkes County." That's what one Humane Society official said last week after the seizure of 127 pit bulls from a kennel in Millers Creek. Let's hope dog fighters and breeders of fighting dogs hear him loud and clear -- and stay out of all of Northwest North Carolina.
The days when dogfighting was a misdemeanor to be winked at are long gone. Dog fighting is a felony in this state, and it won't be tolerated.
Wilkes County deputies and animal-control officers, working with the Humane Society of the United States, seized the dogs Wednesday from Wildside Kennels, in a remote, mountainous pocket of the county.
Edward Anthony Faron, the owner of the kennel, faces a felony count of dog fighting and baiting. So does his son, Donni Juan Casanova, and Amanda Grace Lunsford.
The arrests capped a three-year investigation, Monte Mitchell reported in Friday's Journal, and the investigators are calling the case a "gigantic" seizure at one of the country's largest breeding operations for fighting dogs.
The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless proved otherwise. Wildside Kennels' Web site includes a disclaimer that says "No dogs bred, raised or sold for illegal purposes." But Faron has made no secret of his enthusiasm for dog fighting. Faron is nationally known among dog-fighting circles.
"We recognize him as one of the top 10 breeders of fighting dogs in the United States," said John Goodwin, who is with the Humane Society of the United States.
Faron is the co-author of The Complete Gamedog -- A Guide to Breeding and Raising the American Pit Bull Terrier. The book, which claims to be fiction, is not recommended reading for all the responsible owners of pit bulls out there. It includes quotes from various dog fighters, such as this gem: "Boss took a chunk of bone out of that dog's skull the size of a fifty-cent piece!"
There have always been warped people who take pleasure in watching animals tear each other to pieces. And, at least in the case of dog fighting, there's money to be made. Pitt-bull puppies from kennels can sell for as much as $750, an adult dog that's a good fighting prospect might fetch $1,000, and a top fighting dog might sell for more than $10,000.
The dogs seized last week, about half of which were puppies, will be held as evidence. Too many dogs across this country haven't been rescued. Local animal-control officers are usually too overworked to do the lengthy investigations needed to bust dog fighters and breeders of fighting dogs. Fortunately, the Humane Society was there for the Wilkes case.
One investigator said that when he asked Faron why he moved to North Carolina, Faron talked about how beautiful the area is.
With the bust of his kennel, it just got a lot prettier.
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http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/dec/14/132010/busting-dog-fighters/opinion/
Busting Dog Fighters
By Journal Staff
"If I was a dog fighter, I'd stay out of Wilkes County." That's what one Humane Society official said last week after the seizure of 127 pit bulls from a kennel in Millers Creek. Let's hope dog fighters and breeders of fighting dogs hear him loud and clear -- and stay out of all of Northwest North Carolina.
The days when dogfighting was a misdemeanor to be winked at are long gone. Dog fighting is a felony in this state, and it won't be tolerated.
Wilkes County deputies and animal-control officers, working with the Humane Society of the United States, seized the dogs Wednesday from Wildside Kennels, in a remote, mountainous pocket of the county.
Edward Anthony Faron, the owner of the kennel, faces a felony count of dog fighting and baiting. So does his son, Donni Juan Casanova, and Amanda Grace Lunsford.
The arrests capped a three-year investigation, Monte Mitchell reported in Friday's Journal, and the investigators are calling the case a "gigantic" seizure at one of the country's largest breeding operations for fighting dogs.
The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless proved otherwise. Wildside Kennels' Web site includes a disclaimer that says "No dogs bred, raised or sold for illegal purposes." But Faron has made no secret of his enthusiasm for dog fighting. Faron is nationally known among dog-fighting circles.
"We recognize him as one of the top 10 breeders of fighting dogs in the United States," said John Goodwin, who is with the Humane Society of the United States.
Faron is the co-author of The Complete Gamedog -- A Guide to Breeding and Raising the American Pit Bull Terrier. The book, which claims to be fiction, is not recommended reading for all the responsible owners of pit bulls out there. It includes quotes from various dog fighters, such as this gem: "Boss took a chunk of bone out of that dog's skull the size of a fifty-cent piece!"
There have always been warped people who take pleasure in watching animals tear each other to pieces. And, at least in the case of dog fighting, there's money to be made. Pitt-bull puppies from kennels can sell for as much as $750, an adult dog that's a good fighting prospect might fetch $1,000, and a top fighting dog might sell for more than $10,000.
The dogs seized last week, about half of which were puppies, will be held as evidence. Too many dogs across this country haven't been rescued. Local animal-control officers are usually too overworked to do the lengthy investigations needed to bust dog fighters and breeders of fighting dogs. Fortunately, the Humane Society was there for the Wilkes case.
One investigator said that when he asked Faron why he moved to North Carolina, Faron talked about how beautiful the area is.
With the bust of his kennel, it just got a lot prettier.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Wildside Kennels busted!!!! GREAT NEWS FOR PIT BULLS!!!
A notorious dogfighter named Ed Faron has just been busted for the second time. Last Wednesday HSUS and the Wilkes County Sheriff's Department raided Faron's Wildside Kennels. 127 dogs were seized, and 3 people arrested.
Some supposed pit bull advocates defend old time dogfighters like Ed Faron. I thought this would be a great time to put some quotes from a book Ed Faron wrote so everyone could see what kind of a person he is. Without further ado... from the mouth of Ed Faron....
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"Vindicator was really punishing Zebo’s front legs, but Zebo was hurting Vindicator’s nose putting holes in his muzzle the size of my little finger, and the blood was running all over.” Page 33
“I believe I kept Homer this time and rolled him on a Zebo dog, and he ruined it in about five minutes, took part of it’s jaw out.” Page 37
“His face had only just healed from that fight with the Wreckers’ dog and he got his nose chewed half off again, that night.” Page 40
“Everyone told me afterwards that Miss Rufus was a fantastic bitch; she got on the head and rode it for the first ten minutes or so until she wore the other bitch down and then she went in and worked the chest, legs, brisket- everything. She broke both of the bitch’s front legs and even reportedly broke several of her ribs. Willie B. told us that the bitch she beat had been the best Red Boy bitch he had ever seen.” Page 44
“She had one of the fastest, hardest mouths we’d ever seen, and she snapped one of Miss Rufus’ front legs like a twig.” Page 45
“Miss Rufus spent most of the rest of the fight on her back and Bandit broke her other front leg high up in the shoulder, as well as one of her back legs, in the knee joint. The only leg she didn’t break she chewed all to hell. She had literally scalped Miss Rufus, tearing a big chunk of skin off the top of her head alongside one ear.” Page 45
“She was a super-rough dog that hit our bitch hard and laid one of her legs open to the bone as soon as she was released. That was her first and last hold. At nine minutes Jolene had broke her front legs and was working the throat of a down dog.” Page 50
“We later found out that she had broken both of her opponent’s front legs and literally tore one of them off.” Page 53
“Sadie had destroyed her face so badly that her sinuses were crushed, her whole face was pulsing up and down as she breathed and air was bubbling out of the holes on her muzzle and around her eyes. The last thing Jolene did before losing consciousness entirely was throw up an incredible amount of blood- we couldn’t figure out how she could have swallowed so much. We carefully pried open her mouth and peered inside with a flashlight, and it was then we saw just how badly she was hurt. There was a big hole between her eyes- big enough on the outside to stick a dime into, and this hole went clear through her skull, emerging in the roof of her mouth just in front of her throat. A thin trickle of blood was running down her throat, she must have been hemorrhaging throughout the fight. We sat there helplessly, watching our pride and joy take one last faltering breath, and then Jolene was gone.” Page 54
“It’s a shame she had to run into one she couldn’t beat, but it would have been wrong to deny Jolene her chance and we believe it was the happiest day of her life.” Page 55 referring to the fight described in the quote above
“We might as well tell you that we’re ‘Dutch Boy’ fanatics; considering we had a dog that could break either leg at any time, I mean, he broke muzzles, crushed skulls- we saw him bite dogs in the chest and their chest would literally collapse. That was Beau, and he was a Dutch Boy bred dog.” Page 60
“She loved to work the stifle, but she could do it all. I’ve seen her literally tear a dogs nose off.” Page 62
“The gamest dog I ever saw in my life was King David. At ten minutes, his right leg was broken. At twenty-three minutes, his left leg was broken. At thirty-seven he scratched on stumps, and at forty-eight minutes when he scratched he scratched down one wall and down the other until he got to Beau again.” Page 62
“We saw her punch holes through the chest and lung of a bitch in six minutes, one time; she was a punishing chest dog. Her sister was a brutal leg dog- she would slash them legs up, looked like someone used one of them Ginsu knives!” Page 62
“Boss took a chunk of bone out of that dog’s skull the size of a fifty-cent piece!” Page 62
“Sadie hit the front legs immediately, by the 15 minute mark she had both of Star’s front legs broken and one of them was completely gone- but Start kept on scratching, we couldn’t stop her.” Page 78
“His next three rolls were into a bigger dog than him (fifty pounds) and nothing went under forty minutes. In these rolls Roy had his foot broken and tendons in his front legs torn for life. His legs would never be the same.” Page 81
“He put the lower half of his jaw around the bottom of Bossman’s neck, his upper jaw on the back of his neck and bit!!! There was a ‘crack’ and Bossman straightened out and lost control of his bowels- he was stone-cold dead!!! Roy continued to crunch on Bossman’s skull.” Page 82-83
“Ajex gradually worked his way to the top and at forty-five minutes broke on of Bandit’s front legs with a loud snap. The leg dangled uselessly for the rest of the fight.” Page 92
“The pup off Bandit (blinded in one eye one back leg broken, and his head, chest both shoulders and both stifles badly damaged) finally quit, coming across and standing parallel with the dog on his last scratch. At this point the ‘dogman’ told the kid something to the effect of “see, I told you he was a cur like his father.” Page 97
“Sugar ruined two or three more of our dogs (puncturing a lung on one bitch)…” Page 103
Some supposed pit bull advocates defend old time dogfighters like Ed Faron. I thought this would be a great time to put some quotes from a book Ed Faron wrote so everyone could see what kind of a person he is. Without further ado... from the mouth of Ed Faron....
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"Vindicator was really punishing Zebo’s front legs, but Zebo was hurting Vindicator’s nose putting holes in his muzzle the size of my little finger, and the blood was running all over.” Page 33
“I believe I kept Homer this time and rolled him on a Zebo dog, and he ruined it in about five minutes, took part of it’s jaw out.” Page 37
“His face had only just healed from that fight with the Wreckers’ dog and he got his nose chewed half off again, that night.” Page 40
“Everyone told me afterwards that Miss Rufus was a fantastic bitch; she got on the head and rode it for the first ten minutes or so until she wore the other bitch down and then she went in and worked the chest, legs, brisket- everything. She broke both of the bitch’s front legs and even reportedly broke several of her ribs. Willie B. told us that the bitch she beat had been the best Red Boy bitch he had ever seen.” Page 44
“She had one of the fastest, hardest mouths we’d ever seen, and she snapped one of Miss Rufus’ front legs like a twig.” Page 45
“Miss Rufus spent most of the rest of the fight on her back and Bandit broke her other front leg high up in the shoulder, as well as one of her back legs, in the knee joint. The only leg she didn’t break she chewed all to hell. She had literally scalped Miss Rufus, tearing a big chunk of skin off the top of her head alongside one ear.” Page 45
“She was a super-rough dog that hit our bitch hard and laid one of her legs open to the bone as soon as she was released. That was her first and last hold. At nine minutes Jolene had broke her front legs and was working the throat of a down dog.” Page 50
“We later found out that she had broken both of her opponent’s front legs and literally tore one of them off.” Page 53
“Sadie had destroyed her face so badly that her sinuses were crushed, her whole face was pulsing up and down as she breathed and air was bubbling out of the holes on her muzzle and around her eyes. The last thing Jolene did before losing consciousness entirely was throw up an incredible amount of blood- we couldn’t figure out how she could have swallowed so much. We carefully pried open her mouth and peered inside with a flashlight, and it was then we saw just how badly she was hurt. There was a big hole between her eyes- big enough on the outside to stick a dime into, and this hole went clear through her skull, emerging in the roof of her mouth just in front of her throat. A thin trickle of blood was running down her throat, she must have been hemorrhaging throughout the fight. We sat there helplessly, watching our pride and joy take one last faltering breath, and then Jolene was gone.” Page 54
“It’s a shame she had to run into one she couldn’t beat, but it would have been wrong to deny Jolene her chance and we believe it was the happiest day of her life.” Page 55 referring to the fight described in the quote above
“We might as well tell you that we’re ‘Dutch Boy’ fanatics; considering we had a dog that could break either leg at any time, I mean, he broke muzzles, crushed skulls- we saw him bite dogs in the chest and their chest would literally collapse. That was Beau, and he was a Dutch Boy bred dog.” Page 60
“She loved to work the stifle, but she could do it all. I’ve seen her literally tear a dogs nose off.” Page 62
“The gamest dog I ever saw in my life was King David. At ten minutes, his right leg was broken. At twenty-three minutes, his left leg was broken. At thirty-seven he scratched on stumps, and at forty-eight minutes when he scratched he scratched down one wall and down the other until he got to Beau again.” Page 62
“We saw her punch holes through the chest and lung of a bitch in six minutes, one time; she was a punishing chest dog. Her sister was a brutal leg dog- she would slash them legs up, looked like someone used one of them Ginsu knives!” Page 62
“Boss took a chunk of bone out of that dog’s skull the size of a fifty-cent piece!” Page 62
“Sadie hit the front legs immediately, by the 15 minute mark she had both of Star’s front legs broken and one of them was completely gone- but Start kept on scratching, we couldn’t stop her.” Page 78
“His next three rolls were into a bigger dog than him (fifty pounds) and nothing went under forty minutes. In these rolls Roy had his foot broken and tendons in his front legs torn for life. His legs would never be the same.” Page 81
“He put the lower half of his jaw around the bottom of Bossman’s neck, his upper jaw on the back of his neck and bit!!! There was a ‘crack’ and Bossman straightened out and lost control of his bowels- he was stone-cold dead!!! Roy continued to crunch on Bossman’s skull.” Page 82-83
“Ajex gradually worked his way to the top and at forty-five minutes broke on of Bandit’s front legs with a loud snap. The leg dangled uselessly for the rest of the fight.” Page 92
“The pup off Bandit (blinded in one eye one back leg broken, and his head, chest both shoulders and both stifles badly damaged) finally quit, coming across and standing parallel with the dog on his last scratch. At this point the ‘dogman’ told the kid something to the effect of “see, I told you he was a cur like his father.” Page 97
“Sugar ruined two or three more of our dogs (puncturing a lung on one bitch)…” Page 103
Friday, November 14, 2008
HUGE DOGFIGHTING BUST IN TEXAS!!!!
Go TEXAS!!!! I love the headline.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6113088.html
Police deal 'death blow' to large dog fight ring
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press Writer © 2008 The Associated Press
Nov. 14, 2008, 4:37PM
HOUSTON — Authorities broke up Friday what they called one of the largest dogfighting rings in the country, arresting eight people — including a school teacher — filing charges against four dozen more and seizing at least 168 dogs.
"A lot of people in Texas still believe that dog fighting is entertainment," Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Lisa Block said. "We are here to tell you it is not entertainment. It is a crime."
The ring spanned five counties — Matagorda, Tyler, Jasper, Montgomery and Harris — and involved dog fights with as many as 100 spectators at a time who bet on the contests, officials said.
DPS officials and prosecutors would not describe the ring in detail because they said they were still looking for about 43 suspects. All, including the eight arrested Friday, were charged with engaging in dog fighting, a felony. Drug and gambling-related charges are pending, said Harris County Assistant District Attorney Belinda Smith.
Among those arrested Friday was Jay Andrews, 37, a teacher in the Aldine Independent School District in Houston.
Andrews has taught English at an alternative school for four years and was arrested at the school early Friday, said district spokeswoman Leticia Fehling. He will be reassigned to duties outside the classroom until the criminal investigation is over, she said.
A Harris County Jail spokesman said Andrews had not been processed yet so no lawyer's name was listed.
The eight people arrested Friday — after a 17-month investigation — were ringleaders, involved in some of the more "egregious" fights or were also involved in drug activity, Smith said.
Smith said most of the dogs were pit bull terriers or mutts that were part pit bulls. They were bred specifically for dog fighting by several owners. Many of the 168 dogs seized in three counties on Friday were injured.
Block said veterinarians were examining the dogs and that a judge would decide their fate.
Authorities said they have not completely shut down the operation because they're still searching for other suspects, but Smith called Friday's arrests a "death blow" to the ring.
Block said authorities called it one of the nation's largest dogfighting rings based on the number of people involved, the number of spectators and the value of the bets placed.
The seven other men arrested Friday were being held in the Harris County Jail.
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Associated Press Writer Monica Rhor contributed to this report.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6113088.html
Police deal 'death blow' to large dog fight ring
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press Writer © 2008 The Associated Press
Nov. 14, 2008, 4:37PM
HOUSTON — Authorities broke up Friday what they called one of the largest dogfighting rings in the country, arresting eight people — including a school teacher — filing charges against four dozen more and seizing at least 168 dogs.
"A lot of people in Texas still believe that dog fighting is entertainment," Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Lisa Block said. "We are here to tell you it is not entertainment. It is a crime."
The ring spanned five counties — Matagorda, Tyler, Jasper, Montgomery and Harris — and involved dog fights with as many as 100 spectators at a time who bet on the contests, officials said.
DPS officials and prosecutors would not describe the ring in detail because they said they were still looking for about 43 suspects. All, including the eight arrested Friday, were charged with engaging in dog fighting, a felony. Drug and gambling-related charges are pending, said Harris County Assistant District Attorney Belinda Smith.
Among those arrested Friday was Jay Andrews, 37, a teacher in the Aldine Independent School District in Houston.
Andrews has taught English at an alternative school for four years and was arrested at the school early Friday, said district spokeswoman Leticia Fehling. He will be reassigned to duties outside the classroom until the criminal investigation is over, she said.
A Harris County Jail spokesman said Andrews had not been processed yet so no lawyer's name was listed.
The eight people arrested Friday — after a 17-month investigation — were ringleaders, involved in some of the more "egregious" fights or were also involved in drug activity, Smith said.
Smith said most of the dogs were pit bull terriers or mutts that were part pit bulls. They were bred specifically for dog fighting by several owners. Many of the 168 dogs seized in three counties on Friday were injured.
Block said veterinarians were examining the dogs and that a judge would decide their fate.
Authorities said they have not completely shut down the operation because they're still searching for other suspects, but Smith called Friday's arrests a "death blow" to the ring.
Block said authorities called it one of the nation's largest dogfighting rings based on the number of people involved, the number of spectators and the value of the bets placed.
The seven other men arrested Friday were being held in the Harris County Jail.
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Associated Press Writer Monica Rhor contributed to this report.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Dogfighters trying to post on this blog
Humorously, a known dogfighter tried posting on this blog. Nice try Emily Dennis. I traced your IP number right back to you. Instead of attacking people that are trying to save the animals you abuse, you should be getting ready for your criminal trial.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
HSUS saves pit bulls, but dogfighters are to blame for pit bull bans
This year OK, OH, MN, FL and a few other states all had bills introduced to ban pit bulls and other breeds. While some pit bull registries like the ADBA, which have questionable ties to dogfighters, claim they are the ones in the forefront of defeating breed specific legislation, it was HSUS that had staff on the ground to defeat all of those bills. No other organization had staff actively lobbying against pit bull bans in all of those states. ADBA certainly wasn't there fighting the good fight.
HSUS also has filed an amicus brief in Denver challenging that cities pit bull ban.
HSUS speaks out against pit bull bans and BSL in the media, and educates lawmakers as to why those things are a bad idea.
And yet, some people that claim to care about pit bulls deliberately lie and claim HSUS is out to eradicate the breed. Could it be the people making those claims are dogfighters that desperately want to discredit people that genuinely care about animals? Hmmmm???
One could make the argument that groups like ADBA, AADR, and others like them actually fuel pit bull bans by giving a wink and a nudge to dogfighters rather than actively condemning those criminals.
When a city council member reads a Richard Stratton book about pit bulls, he can't be blamed for thinking dogfighting is what this breed is for. Since dogfighting is illegal, it doesn't take long for that same city council member to conclude the pit bull has lost his usefulness in modern society.
Plus, dogfighters activities paint the pit bull breed as a vicious monster, even though the dogs are the victims of the crime, not the perpetrators of the crime.
The best thing that could happen for the pit bull breed is for the fad to end. No more dogfighters, no more crappy backyard breeds, and just responsible owners that provide love and care for their dogs. That would save this breed from being banned nationwide. So let's do it. Let's put the dogfighters out of business and save the pit bull!
HSUS also has filed an amicus brief in Denver challenging that cities pit bull ban.
HSUS speaks out against pit bull bans and BSL in the media, and educates lawmakers as to why those things are a bad idea.
And yet, some people that claim to care about pit bulls deliberately lie and claim HSUS is out to eradicate the breed. Could it be the people making those claims are dogfighters that desperately want to discredit people that genuinely care about animals? Hmmmm???
One could make the argument that groups like ADBA, AADR, and others like them actually fuel pit bull bans by giving a wink and a nudge to dogfighters rather than actively condemning those criminals.
When a city council member reads a Richard Stratton book about pit bulls, he can't be blamed for thinking dogfighting is what this breed is for. Since dogfighting is illegal, it doesn't take long for that same city council member to conclude the pit bull has lost his usefulness in modern society.
Plus, dogfighters activities paint the pit bull breed as a vicious monster, even though the dogs are the victims of the crime, not the perpetrators of the crime.
The best thing that could happen for the pit bull breed is for the fad to end. No more dogfighters, no more crappy backyard breeds, and just responsible owners that provide love and care for their dogs. That would save this breed from being banned nationwide. So let's do it. Let's put the dogfighters out of business and save the pit bull!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Any doubt HSUS is serious about eradicating dogfighting? If so, read this!
HSUS is working with Norred & Associates to stomp out dogfighting. Check out this article about Norred.
http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/labels/private%20security.asp
Friday dogblogging: Private security firm helps bust alleged dogfighter in Georgia
There's been considerable attention paid to the role played by private security firms in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As it turns out, one such firm is also helping with the stateside war against dogfighting.Earlier this month, the Appalachian Circuit District Attorney's office raided Mountain Swamp Kennels in rural Blue Ridge, Ga., near the border with North Carolina. Owner Albert Glenn White was arrested and charged with more than 20 counts of felony dogfighting. Authorities say they found three fighting pits on the property and dogfighting paraphernalia and seized 22 dogs, some of whom reportedly have scars consistent with fighting.Information regarding White's kennels was originally provided to the Humane Society of the United States via its dogfighting tip line, 877-TIP-HSUS. The tip line was set up in the wake of the dogfighting case involving former Atlanta Falcon's football player Michael Vick by private security firm Norred & Associates, which is headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Miami; Memphis, Tenn.; Hilton Head, S.C.; and Birmingham, Ala.Founded in 1981, Norred & Associates provides security for corporations including Georgia Pacific, The Home Depot and TXU Energy. The company also dispatched special operations agents to Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to protect its clients' properties against looting, and it provides security for retired Lt. Col. Oliver North's book tours.Said Dr. Melinda Merck, a forensic veterinarian with the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals who took part in the raid:
"We are sending a clear message to dogfighters that we will continue to use any and all resources we have to uncover their illegal operations and bring justice for these animals."The Mountain Swamp Kennel raid was the second such bust in Georgia since May, when Gov. Sonny Purdue signed legislation strengthening the state's anti-dogfighting law. It's now a felony there to own, possess, transport, or sell a dog for the purpose of fighting, and those involved in illegal dogfighting face one to five years in prison, a minimum fine of $5,000, or both.
http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/labels/private%20security.asp
Friday dogblogging: Private security firm helps bust alleged dogfighter in Georgia
There's been considerable attention paid to the role played by private security firms in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As it turns out, one such firm is also helping with the stateside war against dogfighting.Earlier this month, the Appalachian Circuit District Attorney's office raided Mountain Swamp Kennels in rural Blue Ridge, Ga., near the border with North Carolina. Owner Albert Glenn White was arrested and charged with more than 20 counts of felony dogfighting. Authorities say they found three fighting pits on the property and dogfighting paraphernalia and seized 22 dogs, some of whom reportedly have scars consistent with fighting.Information regarding White's kennels was originally provided to the Humane Society of the United States via its dogfighting tip line, 877-TIP-HSUS. The tip line was set up in the wake of the dogfighting case involving former Atlanta Falcon's football player Michael Vick by private security firm Norred & Associates, which is headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Miami; Memphis, Tenn.; Hilton Head, S.C.; and Birmingham, Ala.Founded in 1981, Norred & Associates provides security for corporations including Georgia Pacific, The Home Depot and TXU Energy. The company also dispatched special operations agents to Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to protect its clients' properties against looting, and it provides security for retired Lt. Col. Oliver North's book tours.Said Dr. Melinda Merck, a forensic veterinarian with the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals who took part in the raid:
"We are sending a clear message to dogfighters that we will continue to use any and all resources we have to uncover their illegal operations and bring justice for these animals."The Mountain Swamp Kennel raid was the second such bust in Georgia since May, when Gov. Sonny Purdue signed legislation strengthening the state's anti-dogfighting law. It's now a felony there to own, possess, transport, or sell a dog for the purpose of fighting, and those involved in illegal dogfighting face one to five years in prison, a minimum fine of $5,000, or both.
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