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Stop Dogfighting Now!

Sponsored by: American Humane Association

Dog fighting is a cruel and brutal practice. The abuses are so gruesome that even experienced investigators are shocked by what they discover at dog fighting raids.

For the sake of human profit, the dogs are trained to kill. To ensure their aggression dogs are beaten, chained and fed gunpowder, illegal drugs and even live animals -- and sometimes they are not fed at all for long periods of time. In the end, dogs that do not win are either killed or left to die horrific and painful deaths.

The Federal Dog Protection Act addresses these issues of cruelty, providing much needed protection to the animals that are pulled into this barbaric blood sport. This bill is necessary to adequately punish anyone who not only operates and engages in, but also attends and otherwise supports, dog-fighting events. In addition, the bill bans the use of the U.S. Postal Service to mail dog fighting paraphernalia and has a civil suit provision.

That's why your help is crucial in putting an end to dog fighting. Sign this petition and let's protect dogs from this heinous practice once and for all.

deadline: 9-12-2008
goal: 100,000

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Dear Representative [Last Name]:

As your constituent and a supporter of the American Humane Association, I urge you to support HR 3327, the Federal Dog Protection Act, to end dog fighting.

Reps. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) recently introduced this legislation, which mimics the pending Dog Fighting Prohibition Act of 2007 (S 1880/HR 3219) in that it would make it a federal offense subject to a maximum 5 years' imprisonment to sponsor, train dogs for, watch or otherwise participate in a dogfight. HR 3327 adds two more critical components: 1) specifically banning the use of the U.S. Postal Service to mail dog fighting paraphernalia and 2) allowing animal control agencies, humane societies and state societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCAs) to file civil suits to stop individuals from engaging in and promoting dog fighting ventures.

This legislation would have a profound impact on the ability of federal prosecutors and agents to punish those who engage in this heinous blood sport.

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We signed the “Stop Dogfighting Now!” petition!

# 100:

2:50 pm PDT, Sep 14, Gaynor Wright, Canada

# 99:

2:49 pm PDT, Sep 14, Nicola Yorke, United Kingdom

# 98:

2:47 pm PDT, Sep 14, Polly Odyssey, Missouri

# 97:

2:46 pm PDT, Sep 14, Claire Aitkenhead, Netherlands
This malpractice is just down-right disgusting. It simply has to be stopped.

# 96:

2:45 pm PDT, Sep 14, Eva Mu�oz, Spain

# 95:

2:42 pm PDT, Sep 14, Neil Bird, Spain

# 94:

2:41 pm PDT, Sep 14, Julie Fragomeni, Georgia

# 93:

2:33 pm PDT, Sep 14, Ginny Carlson, Oklahoma

# 92:

2:32 pm PDT, Sep 14, Nicole Patching, United Kingdom

# 91:

2:32 pm PDT, Sep 14, Name not displayed, Missouri
Do NOT Let This CONTINUE ANYMORE! DOGS HAVE FEELINGS! Help put an end to this cruel and unusual punishment! Show us you care!

# 90:

2:30 pm PDT, Sep 14, Pauline Houzard, Guadeloupe

# 89:

2:27 pm PDT, Sep 14, Lemesle Sybille, France

# 88:

2:27 pm PDT, Sep 14, Name not displayed, Florida

# 87:

2:26 pm PDT, Sep 14, Marisol Herrera, Mexico

# 86:

2:22 pm PDT, Sep 14, Corey Degroff, Maryland
animals were not made by god to kill each other

# 85:

2:22 pm PDT, Sep 14, Jennie Koornhof, United Kingdom
If we allow this to happen we are less than human

# 84:

2:16 pm PDT, Sep 14, Margaret Wing, Australia

# 83:

2:13 pm PDT, Sep 14, Patti Sahashi, Germany

# 82:

2:12 pm PDT, Sep 14, Tanya Valerio, Alabama

# 81:

2:12 pm PDT, Sep 14, Charlotte Thomas, United Kingdom

# 80:

2:11 pm PDT, Sep 14, Natasha Young, California

# 79:

2:10 pm PDT, Sep 14, Barbara Mulholland, Pennsylvania
This has to be one of the most cruel and inmhmane acts man can do. What is next for the children at these fights........let me guess....beating up homeless people, killing old ladies.....wake up people....what are we raising ....

# 78:

2:10 pm PDT, Sep 14, Name not displayed, Germany
Please put this sick practice to an end

# 77:

2:06 pm PDT, Sep 14, Sally Higgs, United Kingdom
its barbaric and sick! time to end the suffering of these beautiful creatures! STOP IT NOW!!!!

# 76:

1:58 pm PDT, Sep 14, Cristina Baruzzo, Italy

# 75:

1:58 pm PDT, Sep 14, Maureen Berwing, California

# 74:

1:57 pm PDT, Sep 14, Name not displayed, California
This is the most cruel activity used for human person gain. Lets stop it !

# 73:

1:56 pm PDT, Sep 14, Nancy L, Texas

# 72:

1:54 pm PDT, Sep 14, William Cioffero, New York

# 71:

1:50 pm PDT, Sep 14, Kathi Levy, Florida

# 70:

1:49 pm PDT, Sep 14, Susie Mahdavi, California
these people are evil and i'm sure will eventually start abusing people later in life. this is an act of pure evilness and the fact that people are entertained in seeing a poor dog gets ripped to pieces is complete evil person. they need to be given a taste of there own medicine.

# 69:

1:49 pm PDT, Sep 14, Debbie Peterson, New Jersey

# 68:

1:45 pm PDT, Sep 14, S. Katz, Connecticut

# 67:

1:43 pm PDT, Sep 14, David Cook, Texas

# 66:

1:39 pm PDT, Sep 14, Alicia Ruiz Cantu, Mexico

# 65:

1:38 pm PDT, Sep 14, Mary West, Georgia
This is absolutely senseless - once again people are making money at the expense of some other living creature. Lets put an end to it once and for all.

# 64:

1:37 pm PDT, Sep 14, Clint Scagliola, California
I see no useful purpose for this barbaric practice. It only goes to feed the criminal element and further diminish the moral values of our society.

# 63:

1:36 pm PDT, Sep 14, Lisa Ronzani, Italy

# 62:

1:31 pm PDT, Sep 14, Aelred Glidden, Michigan

# 61:

1:31 pm PDT, Sep 14, Carina Monroy, Mexico

# 60:

1:30 pm PDT, Sep 14, Sarah Best, Canada

# 59:

1:24 pm PDT, Sep 14, Tracy Babiak, Canada
It's terrible that this goes on in an otherwise civilized nation in 2007!

# 58:

1:21 pm PDT, Sep 14, Maria Villalona-smith, Canada

# 57:

1:20 pm PDT, Sep 14, Danielle Weaver, New Jersey

# 56:

1:18 pm PDT, Sep 14, Melissa Hightower, California
Because people need to do better things with their time and DOGS DON'T DESERVE TO DIE LIKE THIS!!!

# 55:

1:13 pm PDT, Sep 14, Paola Alatriste, Mexico
Stop this!! It's cruel, inhumane and dogs don't deserve this!!!!!!!

# 54:

1:12 pm PDT, Sep 14, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

# 53:

1:10 pm PDT, Sep 14, Scott Carter, Alabama

# 52:

1:08 pm PDT, Sep 14, Sylvia Vargas, Illinois

# 51:

1:07 pm PDT, Sep 14, Kevin Cordova, Mexico
Deben de parar esto estos animales no tienen la culpa de que sus due�os los traten como un juguete

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