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Help End It, Once and For All

Those of us with dogs know that only few things compare to the pure unconditional love that they show you. They are creatures so innocent that if people were more like dogs, im willing to bet that the world would be a better place. However, not all dogs have as great of a life as your own dog. In fact, tens of thousands of dogs are subjected to the vile, torturous act of dog fighting.

An Overview of Dog Fighting

Dog fighting is perhaps one of the most cruel, obscene acts of gratuitious violence I have ever witnessed (not first hand, fortunately). The following will make you cringe, but I feel it's a necessary truth.

Dogs that get involved in dog fighting rings are often abused to horrific extremes. It is not unusal for owners of these dogs to beat, kick, and whip the dogs. In other cases, dogs will be denied food for long periods of time. Even more disturbing is the fact that many of these dogs are puppies when the abuse starts. All of this serves one purpose, to make the dog as vicious as possible.

You might ask why there are people disgusting enough to subject innocent animals to such torture. In a word, profit. In the United States, dog fighting is illegal in all 50 states. However, much of the dog fighting takes place in illegal underground gambling rings, as is the case with much of the world. These rings attract shockingly large groups of people who place bets on the dogs.

Guys, the truly heart breaking aspect of all this is that even though local police and various animal organizations often try to rescue dogs from their dog fighting kennels, many times the dogs are abused past the point of return. The dogs have been abused to such an extent that they are too aggressive and too violent to be with a regular owner and must be put to sleep.

That's where we come in. We have to stop dog fighting at the source and one way to do that is to ask for stricter enforcement of these laws.

Do your part, it takes 1 minute and it's FREE!

Please, please, please guys, sign this petition for more serious legislation concerning dog fighting. It is absolutely FREE and the 1 minute you take to sign the petition will do so much good for these poor animals.

LINK: I WANT TO HELP DOGS AND SIGN THE PETITION!!!

Comments, Questions, Suggestions?

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  • OriginalSquidoo Nov 15, 2009 @ 9:50 am | delete
    Thanks guys, I appreciate the input
  • karate-lover Nov 14, 2009 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Powerful lens - thanks for promoting this important topic! 5*
  • wilddove6 Nov 13, 2009 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    Absolutely and well said.
    There is no room for such cruelty in our society, and this kind of "sport" should no longer be tolerated. Period.
    Thanks for making everyone aware of the petition.

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