HSUS has a new PSA on dogfighting featuring Rush Limbaugh:In just one day recently in Georgia, peace officers and experts from the Humane Society swept in and busted two dogfighting operations...Really? How "recently" was this and how many dogs were seized (I'm assuming more than a few in two dogfighting operations)? I haven't heard a … Continue reading Limbaugh Does Dogfighting PSA for HSUS
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Spartanburg Humane Society and New HSUS Policy
When I read the Best Friends announcement on the new HSUS bust dog policy, I noticed a listing at the end naming the "major stakeholders" invited to the HSUS meeting:Participants at the meeting included Best Friends Animal Society, The Humane Society of the United States, BAD RAP, ASPCA, National Animal Control Association, Maddie’s Fund, Nevada … Continue reading Spartanburg Humane Society and New HSUS Policy
New HSUS Policy: Getting to Know You
My initial impression of the new HSUS policy on bust dogs is positive BUT (everyone I know has a big BUT), it's in my nature to ask questions. Lots of questions.1. If this is in fact the new HSUS policy, why is Best Friends announcing it? Why does the HSUS website still say, for example:Dogs … Continue reading New HSUS Policy: Getting to Know You
Best Friends on Results of HSUS Bust Dog Meeting
"Tails Wag for New HSUS Policy"
HSUS Bust Dog Meeting: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?
So the invited "major stakeholders" in the Pitbull world met with HSUS in Las Vegas this week regarding their policy on dogs seized in fight cases. (Previous HSUS policy=death, new policy=???) Now I'm not a supa-important, rilly offishal "stakeholder" mind you (more of a thorn-in-side-r perhaps), but since I am a dog owner and someone … Continue reading HSUS Bust Dog Meeting: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?
Is This Thing On?
Helloooo? Is the internets working'? Cos why, after so much hype about the HSUS "Pitbull stakeholders" meeting in Vegas yesterday, are none of the attendees posting about it? Maybe The Google is failing me but aside from Nathan Winograd's post, I haven't seen a single thing about the meeting. And his post was a full … Continue reading Is This Thing On?
Open Thread for HSUS Pitbull Meeting in Vegas
Today was the day for the HSUS hosted meeting in Vegas to discuss their policy on how to handle bust dogs. I will update this post as I come across reviews of the meeting.Nathan Winograd:HSUS also refused to commit resources to help save the dogs (saying No Kill advocates were harming their ability to raise … Continue reading Open Thread for HSUS Pitbull Meeting in Vegas
Court to HSUS: Why is this the so-called humane thing to do?
146 Pitbulls, including 19 pups still nursing from their dams, were killed on order of the court in Wilkes Co, NC in February 2009. Most of the dogs had been seized in connection with a dogfighting investigation conducted by local authorities in conjunction with the HSUS. The remaining pups were born after the seizure.The two … Continue reading Court to HSUS: Why is this the so-called humane thing to do?
County Fails to Convict Alleged Dogfighter, Goes After Property
In AZ, Pima County is trying to seize property belonging to Emily Dennis:Dennis was arrested in February 2008 as part of a major investigation by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office and the Humane Society of the United States into a multi-state dog fighting ring. Officers raided four separate properties, seized hundreds of dogs and arrested … Continue reading County Fails to Convict Alleged Dogfighter, Goes After Property
Foaming at the Mouth
Update on the dogs seized in a Washington, GA alleged dogfighting bust from Washington Police Department Lt. Joe Nelson:“‘Was it scary?‘ Yes, yes, these dogs were vicious. These dogs were bred to kill. They were foaming at the mouth, they were ready to attack,“ says Lt. Nelson.Police arrested Tavaris and Lawanda Ramsey and seized the … Continue reading Foaming at the Mouth
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