Dogfighting

Pit Bulls Euthanized After Hundreds Rescued From Dogfighting Ring

AP | OLIVER TEVES | Posted 04.04.2012

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sixteen pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring in the Philippines were euthanized Tuesday for lack of facilities to re...

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300 Pitbulls With Ripped Ears Rescued From Dogfighting

AP | Posted 03.31.2012

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Police raided a dogfighting facility in a town south of Manila and rescued around 300 pitbulls, many with ripped ears and...

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Has Michael Vick Changed Since Prison?

06/07/2011 | Bowenl@phillynews.com | Posted 08.07.2011

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FOR A LOT of people who have interviewed Michael Vick in the 2 years since he finished his federal prison term and began his return to the NFL, the ce...

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Fur Flies Around Controversial Dogfight App

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.25.2011

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Dog Wars, a controversial new app for Android devices, pits virtual dogs against one another in simulated blood-fight scenarios. The game requires...

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Justice for Mistreated Animals in Florida and Arizona

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 06.08.2011

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We were happy to hear about meaningful criminal charges brought in two cases this week, after HSUS staff helped uncover a large animal fighting operation in Florida and rescue more than 200 animals in a hoarding case in Arizona.

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Michael Vick Likely Saved Career in Oprah Cancellation

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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You'll often hear the argument, there is "no such thing as bad publicity." That would absolutely be untrue. Vick's audience on Oprah would presumably have been more attached to the family dog than anyone in the NFL.

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New Investigation Finds Cockfighters Flocking to Texas

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roosters were forced to fight to the death even when they were hobbled with broken legs. One rooster that lost his fight was hung upside down by his leg and clubbed with a tree branch.

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10 Reasons to Root for Michael Vick

PhillyPhanatics.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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I am an animal lover who felt at the time that I could never forgive him. I have since changed my mind on the matter. The following list explains why.

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Six Charged In Maywood Dogfight

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Six people were arrested on dogfighting charges after Cook County sheriff's officers raided a Maywood residence where dogs were locked in battle. T...

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ASPCA Announces Groundbreaking Research Study Underscoring Importance of Animal Cruelty Law Enforcement

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our recent findings validate what we have long assumed -- that there is a major need for training for officers charged with enforcing animal cruelty laws and investigating cruelty cases.

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Reservations About the Animal Abuse Registry

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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A law recently passed in Suffolk County, New York to require people convicted of cruelty to animals to register with a publicly accessible website or face jail time and fines

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Michael Vick Urges Students To Show Kindness Toward Animals

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Eagles quarterback Michael Vick urged high school students in Connecticut to show kindness toward animals on Tuesday, adding ...

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TV Time for Our End Dogfighting Campaign, One 'Lucky' Dog (VIDEO)

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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We all know it's important to pass laws to prevent cruelty. But what happens when the perpetrators aren't hardened criminals, but misguided kids who grew up thinking dogfighting is normal?

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The Face of Dogfighting; Chance to Save Other Animals from Abuse

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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I need to begin this blog with a strong warning. What you are about to see is a tragedy. Worse, it was a preventable tragedy. It is a story that puts ...

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Special Delivery: 1,800 Miles with 18 Rescued Dogs

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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For more than a month, The HSUS's animal fighting team has worked to rescue 200 dogs from a suspected dogfighting operation-- the largest single dogfighting yard that we've ever uncovered.

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Rescue Groups Rehabilitate Michael Vick's Pit Bulls

Posted 05.25.2011

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When NFL quarterback Michael Vick was arrested for dog fighting in 2007, the fate of the 51 dogs rescued from his farm was uncertain. Pit bulls saved...

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'The Lost Dogs

Jim Gorant | Posted 05.25.2011

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The usual outcome for animals recovered from fight busts is euthanasia. But an unprecedented behind-the-scenes effort to spare them--supported by an enormous public outcry--was brewing.

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Remembering Robert Byrd, Lifelong Leader for Animals

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Byrd made his mark on animal welfare, his love nourished by his relationships with his dogs. He worked to increase funding for animal protection laws and to reform industrialized agriculture.

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Reaction to Supreme Court Ruling on Animal Cruelty Law

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. Supreme Court dealt animals a serious blow in its ruling today, upholding a decision that invalidated the federal law banning the commercial sale of videos showing extreme acts of animal cruelty.

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Dogfighting Investigations Spike Thanks To Michael Vick

AP | PATRICK WALTERS | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — When humane officers responded to a North Philadelphia row home in February, they found pit bulls chained to spikes driven into t...

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Future Uncertain For Sixteen Pit Bulls Seized In Drug Raid

Courier News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sixteen dogs seized in a weekend drug raid remained at a Schaumburg animal hospital Monday waiting to be evaluated, their fate still to be determined,...

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Justice for the Dogs

Reedu Taha | Posted 05.25.2011

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As I write, twelve men and women sit inside a glass conference room at the Bronx Criminal Courthouse deliberating the facts and evidence surrounding a dogfighting bust in which eight men were arrested.

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New York City Dogfighters Finally Face a Jury

Reedu Taha | Posted 05.25.2011

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After a year and a half of courtroom delays and postponed trial dates, four of the six men arrested in the Bronx dogfighting bust will finally be tried before a jury of their peers.

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Pit Bull Attack Leaves Man Dead On South Side

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Police are investigating the death of a 56-year-old man whose daughter came home Sunday night to find him covered in blood and apparently killed by th...

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Supreme Court to Hear Animal Sex Fetish Case

Newsweek | Krista Gesaman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kittens, brutality, fetish videos, and dogfighting--these aren't the elements of a twisted cable-television show; they're just some of the factors in ...

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