Make Attending Dog Fights a Felony
- by: Rin Tohsaka
- recipient: President Barack Obama
Please do not choose to "not display your name" as your signature won't count. I can not hand a hidden name to the President..
People who attend dog fights are like people who attend boxing matches. Without the watchers/viewers/attendees there would be no reason to hold one.
Animal fighting is an incredibly cruel activity that results in the abuse and injury of animals like dogs and chickens, but attendance at these barbaric spectacles has made animal fighting a lucrative underground business.
In the United States, attending an animal fight is considered a "felony" in only 25 states, it is a "misdemeanor" in the rest of the United States penalized only by a fine and resulting in minimal to no jail time. But a new bill would make attending animal fights a felony throughout the United States, giving law enforcement a powerful tool to help end these events.
Most activities related to animal fighting -- like intentionally fighting animals, training animals to fight, and allowing one's property to be used for an animal fight -- are already felonies.
Those who attend animal fights perpetuate the abuse of innocent animals and shouldn't slide by without reasonable punishment. Tell President Barak Obama & legislators to make attending animal fights a felony crime everywhere.
Soo many people fight for their rights; however, animals don't have a voice. We(humans) are the only ones who can speak for them.
http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/animal_fighting/dogfighting_statelaws.pdf
Dear President Barak Obama,
As your constituent, I respectfully urge you to support H.R. 366 – The Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act and compel Assembly leadership to post/pass this important humane bill for a floor vote when the Assembly convenes.
If we can stop attendance or make it a felony for attendance then there would be no use for these horrifying events to take place or be arranged.
H.R. 366 – The Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act would make it a felony to attend an animal fight. We currently have 25 states that considers attending an animal fight a "felony violation," which is penalized by jail time and a hefty fine, with the rest of the United States making it a "misdemeanor" which is penalized only by a small fine and results in minimal to no jail time and one state(Montana) where it is totally legal to attend. By contrast, most activities related to animal fighting--including intentionally fighting animals, training animals to fight, allowing one's property to be used for an animal fight--are already felonies in the United States.
By attending these barbaric spectacles, spectators make animal fighting a lucrative underground business. In addition, animal fights create environments that promote other hazardous and illegal acts, such as the sale of illegal drugs, weapons possession and gambling, all of which pose serious threats to public safety. By making attendance at animal fights a felony throughout the United States, rather than an untraceable misdemeanor.H.R. 366 – The Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act will give law enforcement an important tool with which to pursue and punish the spectators who drive the market for animal fighting.
Sincerely,
Rin Tohsaka
Webster, TX.
Are you really ok with this??
https://www.google.com/search?q=dog+fighting+images&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=HBEDUq_TF7HB4AP_tYHwAw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1176&bih=549#imgdii=_
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