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May 6, 2008: Hip Hop for Hounds Has A Winner!

April 25, 2008: Gains in The Battle Against Dogfighting One Year After The Raid on Michael Vick's Property 

April 15, 2008: New Jersey Cops Pull Out All The Stops To Catch Animal Abuser

March 19, 2008: Utah Will Punish Cruelty As A Felony

March 19, 2008: Milestone Against Dogfighting

March 18, 2008: Coast-to-Coast Crackdown on Cockfighters

March 13, 2008: Cruelty on The Golf Course Won't Fly

February 22, 2008: Bloodsport Bust in Arizona

February 14, 2008: Virginia Legislature Takes On Animal Fighting

February 8, 2008: 2007 Humane Hero Delivers When It Counts

January 25, 2008: 12 Vick Dogs Headed for Homes

January 17, 2008: Atlanta, Chicago Taking the Bite Out of Dogfighting

January 10, 2008: Two Dogfighting Raids Turn Up 36 Injured and Scarred Dogs

January 9, 2008: Hip Hop for Hounds: Rap for DMC and Win $1,000

January 9, 2008: The Great Lakes State Makes a Great Statement for Animals

January 8, 2008: New Mexico Cockfighting Raids Make History

December 28, 2007: Humane Heroes of 2007

December 27, 2007: Brightening Christmas for Cold and Lonely Dogs

December 12, 2007: California Cops Crack Down on Cockfighting

December 12, 2007: Hip Hop Moguls Amp Up Anti-Dogfighting Message at Awards Show 

December 10, 2007: Michael Vick Earns 23 Months in Prison

December 10, 2007: YouTube to TV: One Anti-Dogfighting Video Debuts in Chicago

November 19, 2007: Dogfighter Gets 102-Year Sentence

November 19, 2007: Students Tackle Dogfighting Cruelty

November 14, 2007: West Virginia Delegate Receives Humane Legislator Award

November 13, 2007: 12 Vick Dogs Headed for New Homes

November 6, 2007: Ending Dogfighting in Chicago: A View from the Streets

November 2, 2007: Rewards Program No Reward for Dogfighters

October 23, 2007: Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Gets Her Hands Dirty for Animals

October 23, 2007: San Diego Raid is Largest in US History

October 17, 2007: Humane Law Enforcement Awards Honor Champions for Animals

October 15, 2007: Massive California Cockfighting Operation Raided in Multi-Agency Sting

October 15, 2007: HSUS Award Nabs Bob's Abuser

October 10, 2007: Federal Dogfighting Law Debuts Big in Virginia

October 3, 2007: New York City Tackles Illegal Dogfighting

September 18, 2007: Nelly Shows He's Top Dog

September 9, 2007: Congratulations to U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg

September 7, 2007: A Nation in the Ring: Part 3 (Pit bulls as Currency)

September 7, 2007: A Nation in the Ring: Part 2 (The Costs of Dogfighting)

September 7, 2007: A Nation in the Ring: Part 1 (The Dogs and the Territory)

August 31, 2007: DMX's Pit Bulls Seized

August 30, 2007: New York City Tackles Illegal Dogfighting

August 20, 2007: Vick Decision to Please Guilty a Blow to Dogfighting

August 20, 2007: Vick's Co-Defendants Illuminate the Dark World of Dogfighting

August 17, 2007: Dogfighting Raids Increase after Vick Indictment

August 14, 2007: Pet Abuse Disconnect

August 10, 2007: "Bite Back" Against Dogfighting: A View from the Streets

August 8, 2007: Amazon.com Under Fire for Sticking with Animal Fighters

July 30, 2007: Teaming up with a Press Powerhouse to "Lock 'Em Up!"

July 27, 2007: Nike Drops Vick, Condemns Animal Cruelty

July 27, 2007: Courageous Kitten Bounces Back

July 23, 2007: Congressional Leaders Condemn Dogfighting

July 19, 2007: Dogs and Shelters Pay the Price for Dogfighting

July 19, 2007: The HSUS Renews Call for NFL to Suspend Michael Vick

July 17, 2007: Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Michael Vick Indicted for Dogfighting

July 16, 2007: Small Town Bust Uncovers Big Time Cruelty

July 12, 2007: Cockfighting Is History in the United States


ANIMAL CRUELTY AND FIGHTING IN THE MEDIA
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May 2008

May 14, 2008, Boston Herald: Hip-Hop Horray!

May 9, 2008, Jackson Free Press: I Hate Geeses to Pieces

May 8, 2008, Atlanta Journal Constitution: Finally, State Bans Dogfighting

May 6, 2008, Associated Press: Perdue Signs Law to Increase Penalties for Dogfighting

May 6, 2008, Clarion Ledger: Humane Society Criticizes State's Cruelty Laws

May 1, 2008, Tucson Citizen: Offering Tip on Animal Fighting Can Pay Off

May 1, 2008, KOLD-TV:Reward for Busting Blood Sports

April 2008

April 23, 2008, Stow Sentry: Locals Testify for Stronger Animal Cruelty Penalties

April 21, 2008, Poughkeepsie Journal: Dogfighting Tips Mulitiply After Vick Case

April 20, 2008, Orange County Register: Videotaped Snake Feeding Troubles Breeder

April 9, 2008, WTVF-5: Subcommittee Votes to Make Cockfighting A Felony

April 9, 2008, Hickory Daily Record: To The Rescue

April 8, 2008, The Daily Iowan: Trying to Bite Animal Fighting

April 8, 2008, Capital News 9: Humane Society Speaks Out in Goat Case

April 7, 2008, The News Courier: Can Bloodsport Be Stopped? 

April 7, 2008, The Signal: Program Expected to Curb Dog Fighting

April 4, 2008, Allied NewsCockfighting Illegal, But Difficult to Bust in Some States 

April 1, 2008, Kodiak Daily Mirror: Law Would Punish Animal Cruelty with Felony Charge in Alaska

March 2008

March 31, 2008, The Oklahoman: Group Offers Oklahomans Reward for Reporting Animal Fighting

March 29, 2008, Herald News: Dog Abuser Sketch A First

March 26,2008, Atlanta Journal Constitution: Phone Tip to Humane Society Helped Bust Cobb Dogfighting Ring

March 25, 2008, Atlanta Journal Constitution: Cobb Police Bust Alleged Dog-Fighting Center

March 24, 2008, Delta Democrat Times: Dogfighting in The Delta

March 24, 2008, Newsweek: A Crackdown on Cockfighting

March 22, 2008, San Diego Union-Tribune: Man Charged in Chino Slaughterhouse Abuse Gets Six Months in Jail

March 18, 2008: The Oregonian: Blood Sport Has Deep Roots, Desires

March 17, 2008, The Oregonian: Cockfighting Busts Snare 25

March 15, 2008, The Star Press (IN): Humane Society Horrified by Alleged Cruelty to Cats, Kids 

March 14, 2008, Associated Press: Oregon Increases Dogfighting Spectator Penalties

March 8, 2008, Los Angeles Times: Humane Society Seeks Action Against Isenhour

March 8, 2008, Sports Network: PGA Tour Responds to Isenhour Incident

March 8, 2008, Hi-Desert Star: Dog's Owners Vow to Find Killer 

March 7, 2008, Associated Press: Golfer Defends Hawk Killing

March 7, 2008, Washington Post: Pro Golfer Apologizes for Killing Hawk

March 7, 2008, The Times (UK): Animal Rights Groups Urge PGA to Act After Golfer Kills Hawk

March 6, 2008, Associated Press: Pro Golfer Faces Animal Cruelty Charges in Hawk Killing

March 6, 2008, WBKO News (KY): Bill Calls for More 'Serious' Charges Against Those Who Torture Dogs or Cats

March 5, 2008, FOX News: Wyoming Becomes 50th State to Criminalize Dogfighting

March 5, 2008, Honolulu Advertiser: Puppy Tossing Incident continues to Enrage Viewers of Online Video

March 4, 2008, Dayton Daily News: Police Collecting Dogfighting Evidence 

March 3, 2008, Associated Press: Virginia Animal Fighting Bill Wins Final Approval

February 2008

February 29, 2008, Casper Star Tribune: We Have Joined The Nation

February 29, 2008, Baltimore Sun: Do Snitch: Turning In Dogfighters

February 28, 2008, Associated Press: Dogfighting Bill Moves Ahead In MD

February 26, 2008, Roanoke Times: Bill Puts Bite into Animal Fighting

February 25, 2008, Daily Press: Cockfighting Family Friendly? Committee Says No 

February 23, 2008, Herald Dispatch (WV): Support Legislation to Stop Dogfighting

February 21, 2008, YubaNet (CA): HSUS Applauds Assemblymember Pedro Nava's Introduction of Felony Dogfighting Bill

February 21, 2008, Elgin Courier News (IL): Humane Society Offers Help on West Dundee Cruelty Case

February 21, 2008, Santa Barbara Independent: Nava Measure Would Make Dogfighting a Felony

February 21, 2008, NBC 11: California Considers Increasing Penalties for Dogfight Watchers

February 19, 2008, Daily Nexus: Nava Backs Canine Initiative

February 19, 2008, Arizona Star: 6 Arrests in Dogfight Links 

February 19, 2008, Associated Press: Suspected Fighting Dogs Seized in AZ

February 19, 2008, Tucson Citizen: 150 Dogs Seized in Breeding, Fighting Ring; 6 People Arrested

February 19, 2008, KOLD Tuscon: Tucson Area Raids Target Dog Fighting Ring

February 19, 2008, KHPO Tuscon: 150 Dogs Seized, 3 Arrested in Raid

February 17, 2008, Eagle Tribune: Victims of Hoarding

February 16, 2008, Press Enterprise: Cruelties Rebuked

February 15, 2008, Los Angeles Times: Cruelty Charges Filed Against Slaughterhouse Boss (signup required)

February 15, 2008, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: SB County D.A. Files Charges Against Chino Slaughterhouse Employees

February 15, 2008, Press Enterprise: Chino Slaughterhouse Workers Charged With Animal Cruelty

February 15, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle: Beef Industry Responds to Secret Video

February 15, 2008, Record Courier: Ohio Weighing Stricter Animal Abuse Penalties

February 14, 2008, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Cruelty Charges Likely: DA Plans Action in Cattle Case

February 14, 2008, Associated Press: AG Says Dog-Fighting Growing in Manchester, N.H.

February 13, 2008, WKYC (Ohio): Animal Advocates Lobby Ohio Legislature for Animal Protection Laws

February 13, 2008, WJZ Baltimore: New Anti-Dogfighting Plan Targets the Audience

February 13, 2008, WKYT (Kentucky): Animal Lovers Rally in Support of Romeo

February 13, 2008, The Plain Dealer: Animal Advocates Lobby in Columbus Today

February 13, 2008, New York Times: Dominicans Say Cockfighting Is In Their Blood

February 11, 2008, The Sun Chronicle (MA): Fighting the Abuse

February 9, 2008, The Daily Herald (WA): Everett Police to Look into Death of Monkey

February 8, 2008, Tribune & Georgian: Dogfighting Cases Sporadic in Camden

February 8, 2008, Associated Press: Video Shows Pedro Martinez at a Cockfight

February 8, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle: Cockfight Video Creates Big Stir

February 8, 2008, New York Times: Martinez Seen at Cockfight

February 8, 2008, San Jose Examiner: Dogfighting Crackdown Gets Lukewarm Response

February 8, 2008, National Public Radio: Proposed Bill to Amp Up Dog Fighting Penalties

February 8, 2008, Washington Times: Stricter Dogfight Penalties Urged

February 7, 2008, Daily Iowan: Proposed Iowa Bill Would Toughen Dogfighting Law

February 7, 2008: WBAL-TV (MD): Lawmakers to Stiffen Dogfighting Penalties

February 7, 2008, ABC 2 News Baltimore: Tougher Animal Fighting Penalties

February 7, 2008, Washington Post: Inspectors Verify Abuses of Cows in California

February 5, 2008, The Herald (SC): S.C. Cockfighting Law Attacked

February 4, 2008, KIRO 7 (WA): Do Animal Cruelty Laws Apply In Boiled Monkey Case?

February 4, 2008, Chattanooga Times Free Press: Bill Would Put Pet Abusers Online

February 1, 2008, Associated Press: Disgusted By Vick Case, Md. Mulls Animal Cruelty Laws

January 2008

January 31, 2008: Sioux City Journal (IA): Watching Dogs Fight Could Become a Felony

January 31, 2008: Associated Press: USDA Investigating Calif. Slaughterhouse

January 31, 2008, Fox 11 (Los Angeles): USDA to Investigate Possible Abuses at Chino Slaughterhouse

January 31, 2008, Victorville Daily Press (CA): Nationwide Concern Growing Over Dogfighting

January 30, 2008, Reuters: California Plant Accused of Torturing Unfit Cows

January 30, 2008, Associated Press: USDA Plans to Investigate Possible Abuses at Slaughterhouse

January 30, 2008, Washington PostVideo Reveals Violations of Laws, Abuse of Cows at Slaughterhouse 

January 30, 2008, CBS Evening News: Undercover Video Shows Abuse of Sick Cows  

January 30, 2008, CNN: Video of Workers Abusing Cows Raises Food Safety Questions

January 30, 2008: NBC 4 (Los Angeles): Alleged Cow Abuse Investigated

January 30, 2008, ABC 4 (Salt Lake City): Meat Plant Suspended After Cruelty Allegations

January 30, 2008, Jackson Hole Star-Tribune: Idaho Bill Takes Tougher Stance

January 29, 2008, Richmond Times-Dispatch: Senate Panel Urges Tougher Penalties for Animal Fighting

January 28, 2008, Roanoke Times: Bill to Increase Penalties for Animal Fighting Advances

January 25, 2008, Reno Gazette-Journal: Rescue Groups Move Homeless Dogs to Reno Shelter

January 23, 2008, Bakersfield Californian: In 'Sport' of Cockfighting, Who Are The Real Animals?

January 23, 2008, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Put Collar on Dogfights

January 18, 2008, Benton Courier (Ark.): Two More Arrests in Dog Case

January 17, 2008, Associated Press: Alaska Makes List of Worst States for Animal Cruelty Laws

January 16, 2008, The Virginian-Pilot: Bills Against Animal Fighting Urged in General Assembly

January 16, 2008, Richmond Daily Press: Officials Eye Tougher Animal Fighting Laws

January 16, 2008, The Oregonian: Close Oregon's Dogfighting Loophole

January 15, 2008, The State: Really Putting An End to Animal Fighting

January 15, 2008, Washington Post: After Vick Case, Dogfighting Bills Flood Va. Session 

January 12, 2008, WATE-TV (Tenn.): Union Co. Deputies Investigate Torture and Killing of Puppy

January 10, 2008, Chicago Tribune: Reward for Exposing Dogfighting 

January 10, 2008, Associated Press: Humane Society Offering Rewards for Tips on Dogfighting in Ga. 

January 8, 2008, Albany Democrat Herald: Make It A Felony

January 6, 2008, Atlanta Journal Constitution: Lawmakers: Dogfight Bills Will Pass This Year

January 4, 2008, Benton CourierDogfighting Ring Busted at East End

January 4, 2008, Arkansas Democrat GazetteDogfighting Probe Leads to Raid; 36 Pit Bulls Seized

January 4, 2008, WMCTV (Ark.) Saline County Raid Nets 36 Pit Bulls

January 3, 2008, Daily Press (Newport News): Law Would ID Dogfighting as Organized Crime 

January 2, 2008: The Almanac (Pittsburgh): Local Attorney Details the Growing Problem That Is Dogfighting

December 2007

December 31, 2007, Bakersfield Californian: Cockfighting Expected to Grow in Kern 

December 30, 2007, Associated Press: Advocates Hope for Animal Abuse Laws

December 30, 2007, New York Daily News: Roy Jones: I Let My Dogs Fight

December 26, 2007, FOX News (Chicago): New Effort to Stop Dogfighting

December 24, 2007, UPI: 4 Arrested in NM Cockfight 

December 24, 2007, El Paso Times: 4 Held in NM Cockfighting Raid

December 23, 2007, Alamogordo Daily News: Sheriff's Deputies Bust Chaparral Cockfight Saturday

December 23, 2007, KOB-4 News: Cockfighting Continues in New Mexico Following Ban

December 22, 2007, KVIA-TV: Sheriff's Deputies Raid Chaparral Residence 

December 22, 2007, KFOX-TV: Cockfighting Ring Busted in Chaparral, New Mexico

December 20, 2007, The Express Times: Police: Man Thought 2 Dogs Already Dead

December 19, 2007, Newport News Daily Press: Feds Push for Tougher Dogfighting Penalties

December 18, 2007, The Times Herald (MI): Animal Cruelty Laws Pass

December 12, 2007, East Valley TribuneDogfighting Rings Spread Across Maricopa County

December 10, 2007, Associated Press: Vick Gets 23 Months for Dogfighting

December 10, 2007, Atlanta Journal Constitution: Vick Sentenced to 23 Months

December 7, 2007, Sun Sentinel: Humane Society Offers Reward to Find Abusers of Pit Bull Puppy

December 7, 2007, CBS4.com (FL): Big Reward Offered in Case of Abused Pit Bull 

December 1, 2007, Denver Post: 2 Vick Co-Defendants Sentenced

November 2007

November 29, 2007: Naples Daily News: Estero Man Charged With Killing Dog, Choking Son, Striking Wife

November 27, 2007, Star Tribune (MN): Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced in Dog Beheading Case 

November 26, 2007, New Orleans City Business: Dogfighting Remains Big Business in Louisiana

November 21, 2007: The Citizens Voice (PA): National Animal Cruelty Expert Distressed By Recent Dog Mutilations

November 20, 2007, Medill Reports (Chicago): Dog Eat Dog: Inside the Bloody World of Illegal Dogfighting

November 18, 2007, WJZ-TV (Baltimore): Humane Society's New Ad Centers on Dogfighting

November 17, 2007, Knoxville News Sentinel: Judge Reinstates Misdemeanor Charge; Feds Want Chance, Too

November 16, 2007, The Times Tribune (PA): Animal Cruelty Could Be A Sign Of Worse Ahead

November 16, 2007, KATV (AR): Humane Society Questions Raccoon Killing

November 15, 2007, The Daily Times (MD): If Dogs Could Vote It Would Be For Castle

November 14, 2007, People MagazineRussell Simmons Delivers Anti-Dogfight Message

November 13, 2007, Associated Press: 12 Dogs From Vick Go To Shelter

November 13, 2007, The Register Herald (OH): Rewards For Animal Fighting Tips

November 12, 2007, The Post and Courier (SC): Aiding McMaster's Campaign

November 12, 2007, WISC-TV: Humane Society Offers Reward in Case of Beheaded Alpaca

November 11, 2007, New York Post: Save Our Dogs 

November 9, 2007, The Advocate (LA): Society Offers $5,000 Dogfighting Reward

November 8, 2007, Clarion Ledger (MS): Animal Rescue Workers Lobby For Cruelty Statutes

November 8, 2007, The Plain Dealer (OH): State Hotline and Rewards For Reporting Dog Or Cock Fights

November 8, 2007, Atlanta Journal Constitution: Hip-Hop Mogul Speaks Out Against Dogfighting

November 7, 2007, USA Today: Hip-Hop Star Denounces Dogfighting 

November 7, 2007, Dayton Daily News: Reward Offered in Animal-Fighting Cases

November 6, 2007, The News Journal (DE): Getting Tough on Dogfighting in Delaware

November 5, 2007, Salt Lake Tribune: Animal Cruelty: Seminar Teaches Them How to Advocate, Not Alienate

November 5, 2007, HDTV-3 (Philadelphia): Humane Society Hikes Reward for Reports of Dogfighting

November 3, 2007, Deseret Morning News (UT): Humane Society Joins Fight for Law

October 2007

October 31, 2007, KY3-News: Humane Society Still Seeks Couple Convicted of Animal Cruelty

October 29, 2007, Connecticut Post: Blumenthal Announces Animal Fight Hot Line

October 29, 2007, WFSB News: Illegal Animal Fighting Hotline Created

October 29, 2007, Savannah Morning News: Reward Increased for Reporting Animal Fights

October 27, 2007, KFYR-TV (ND): Animal Abuse Case Continues in Grenora

October 25, 2007, GW Hatchet: Humane Society Attorney Addresses Dogfighting in Law School Speech

October 24, 2007, St. Louis Post Dispatch: Fighting Dogs Likely To Be Killed

October 20, 2007, Times-News (ID): Dog Fight: Dog-fighting Laws gain Support

October 21, 2007, New York Post: "Dogfighting" Lair

October 18, 2007 Star-Telegram (TX): Animal Shelters See Effects of Fighting

October 18, 2007, Star-Telegram (TX): Dogfighting Linked to Drugs, Gangs, Violence

October 16, 2007, San Diego Union-Tribune: Cockfight Raid Called Nation's Largest

October 15, 2007, Reuters: California Cockfighting Ring Busted After Raids

October 15, 2007, San Diego Union-Tribune: More Than 5,000 Birds Seized in Cockfight Raid

October 15, 2007, San Jose Mercury News (registration required) : Cockfighting Bust Nets More Than 5,000 Birds, 50 Arrests

October 15, 2007, Daily Courier (PA): Dog Left for Dead in Dunbar

October 15, 2007, New York Post: Pols Getting Ruff on Dogfight Fans

October 14, 2007, New York Post: Dogfight Capital of the World

October 14, 2007, Southtown Star (IL): Task Force Targets Southland Dogfights

October 13, 2007, Atlanta Journal Constitution: Fulton DAs Feted

October 13, 2007, Daily News Record: Tough Enough? Virginia Bird-Fighting Laws Are Lenient

October 3, 2007, Christian Broadcasting Network: America's Thirst for Blood Sports

October 1, 2007, Statesman Journal (OR): Toughen Dogfighting Penalties for All Participants

September 2007

September 29, 2007, Time-Standard (CA): Couple Found Not Guilty in Trinity County Animal Abuse Trial

September 28, 2007, Indianapolis Star: Reward Offered in Puppy Burning

September 27, 2007, KTSP (MN): Humane Society Asks for Strong Punishment for Duck Beheader

September 26, 2007, WISTV (WI): Video Sold at West Columbia Gas Station Depicts Dog Fighting

September 25, 2007, USA Today: Vick Supporters Turn Out for Town Meeting in Atlanta

September 25, 2007, WISTV (WI): Couple Acquitted in Hog-Dog Fighting Case Say They're Victims

September 22, 2007, Indianapolis Star: Dogfighting Task Force Takes Action

September 22, 2007, WISTV (WI): Midlands Store Owners Taking Dog Fighting DVDs Off The Racks

September 19, 2007, Journal Gazette (IN): Humane Society Demands Action in Dog's Deadly Punishment

September 18, 2007, Cornell Daily Sun (NY): Alex Atkind '06 Pleads Guilty

September 17, 2007, Galveston Daily News (TX) : Neighbors Cry Foul about Roosters

September 16, 2007, Baltimore Sun: Cruel Sport Hides in the Shadows

September 15, 2007, Delaware State News: Anti-dogfighting Laws Get Teeth; City, State Proposals Increase Penalties for Offenders

September 14, 2007, Tribune-Georgian: Another Ignominious Ranking for Georgia

September 14, 2007, Journal Gazette (IN): More Dogged Laws

September 14, 2007, Florida Times-Union: Comedian Buys Vick Apology Notes to Benefit Humane Society

September 14, 2007: Animal Cruelty Charges Filed

September 14, 2007: T.V.Writer High Bidder on Vick Notes

September 13, 2007: Group Targets "Weak" Dogfighting Law

September 12, 2007: Idaho "Worst State" for Dogfighting Laws: HSUS

September 12, 2007: Lawmakers Eye Tougher Dogfighting Laws

September 12, 2007: Lawmakers Seek Tougher Dogfighting Laws

September 12, 2007: Wyoming Ranks Second Worst in Dogfighting Laws

September 12, 2007: Humane Society Says Oregon Ranks 28th in State Laws Against Dogfighting

September 12, 2007: On A Scale of 1-10, NY Dog Laws Rank "Shih Tzu"

September 12, 2007: Humane Society Ranks Hawaii Low on Dogfighting Laws 

September 11, 2007: 2 Held in Dogfighting Case

September 11, 2007: Under Scrutiny, States Tighten Dogfighting Laws

September 10, 2007: Charges Under Magnum's Law Rarely Appear

September 10, 2007: Vick Moves Congress to Tackle Dogfighting

September 9, 2007: Watching Cruelty

September 9, 2007: Walking Horse Trainer Suspended in 'Pressure Shoeing' Case

September 7, 2007: Bidding High on Purported Vick Notes

September 7, 2007: Contests of Cruelty: Michigan's Dogfighting Underworld

September 2, 2007: Cases of Animal Cruelty Abound

September 2, 2007: Vick Case Highlights Dogs' High U.S. Status

August 2007

August 30, 2007: Dogfighting Raids Climb After Vick

August 29, 2007: Idaho Dogfight Laws Come Under Fire

August 28, 2007: After Taking Plea Deal, QB Can Help Throw Book at Dogfighters

August 27, 2007: Dogfight Culture in Baltimore

August 27, 2007: Humane Groups Support Vick Prison Time

August 27, 2007: Vick Dogs Await Ultimate Ruling 

August 27, 2007: Activists Seek Tougher Dogfighting Penalty

August 27, 2007: All Atlanta Suffers in Vick's Downfall

August 26, 2007: Humane Society Has Its Sights on Amazon.com

August 25, 2007: In Court, Off Field

August 26, 2007: Fighting Dogfights

August 24, 2007: Spotlight on a Savage Sport

August 24, 2007: NFL's Vick Says Guilty in Dogfighting Case

August 23, 2007: Fighting Dogs Face Grim Future

August 23, 2007: Cattle Killing Draws National Ire

August 22, 2007: Winning the Fight Vs. Animal Cruelty

August 22, 2007: A Blood Sport Exposed

August 22, 2007: Ending Dogfighting in Texas No Easy Task

August 22, 2007: Vick Case Sets Off Alarm On Dogfighting

August 19, 2007: Dogfighting a Booming Business, Experts Say

August 19, 2007: There's No Black and White: Vick is Horrific if Guilty

August 18, 2007: Humane Society: Cruelty Case Should Go to the Feds

August 17, 2007: Humane Society Sues Amazon Over Animal Fighting Magazines

August 17, 2007: Rescued Birds From Cockfight Bust End Up at Ravenna Farm

August 17, 2007: A Beastly Kind of Cruelty

August 17, 2007: Police Seize Birds in Raid

August 17, 2007: Plea Deals Leave Vick as Last Dogfighting Defendant

August 15, 2007: Pressure's on Vick to Make the Right Call

August 15, 2007: Gambling at Cockfights Becomes Illegal Today

August 15, 2007: Taking a Bite Out of Lower-End Dogfighting

August 15, 2007: Is Vick Seeking Plea Deal?

August 14, 2007: Greatest Threat to Vick May Be Links to Gambling

August 12, 2007: On the Trail of Durham's 'Street Fighters'

August 11, 2007: Rockland Senator Proposes Tougher Laws on Animal Fighting

August 11, 2007: Dogfighters Running Small Operations Often Go Under Radar

August 10, 2007: Dogfighting Alive in Northeast Ohio

August 8, 2007: Federal Intervention Dampens Local Illegal Dogfights

August 5, 2007: Dogfight Operations Have Telltale Signs

August 5, 2007: New Bills Would Target Vicious Blood Sport

August 5, 2007: Dogfighting in Del: Cases Rarely End in Prison Time

August 2, 2007: Brutal, Bloody Practice Alive in the County?

August 1, 2007: Prosecution Pushed for Sea Lion Stabbing Suspect

August 1, 2007: Government Makes a Case, and Holds Dogs as Evidence

July 2007

July 31, 2007: Prosecution Pushed for Sea Lion Stabbing Suspect

July 30, 2007: Animal Cruelty in Public Eye

July 29, 2007: It's Time for Wyoming to Pass Dogfighting Bill

July 29, 2007: Dogfighting Hidden but State a Hotbed

July 29, 2007: Cruelty May Link to Dogfighting

July 29, 2007: Michael Vick Case Resonating with the American Public

July 29, 2007: Suffolk Proactive in Animal Abuse Cases

July 29, 2007: A Problem the Vick Case Could Change

July 28, 2007: Sports Stars' Trouble Brings Attention to Dogfighting

July 25, 2007: Levy: Detectives to Oversee Animal Cruelty Cases

July 25, 2007: Prosecutors will have New Weapons for Animal Cruelty

July 25, 2007: Humane Society Asks for Stern Sentence in Burned Kitten Case

July 25, 2007: Man Could Face Charge of Cruelty

July 24, 2007: Man Pleads Guilty to Cruelty after Burning Dog

July 24, 2007: Dogfighting Causes Outcry

July 22, 2007: Cockfighting on Web Enters Legal Arena

July 21, 2007: A Fallen Star Could Cast NFL in a Different Light

July 21, 2007: Vick has Activists Howling

July 20, 2007: Humane Society Sends Letter to DA

July 20, 2007: Illegal Dogfighting Rings Thrive in U.S. Cities

July 20, 2007: Nike Delays Release of New Vick Shoe

July 20, 2007: Dog Killer Plans Move to City

July 19, 2007: Legal Troubles Could Jeopardize Season for Vick

July 19, 2007: Arrest in Tortoise Mutilation; Second Tortoise Missing in Simi Valley

July 19, 2007: DOGFIGHT

July 19, 2007: Trial Set for 5 Boys in Dog-Killing Case

July 19, 2007: Animal Rights Advocates Furious, Grossed Out By Snake Eater

July 19, 2007: A Cruel Crime

July 18, 2007: Humane Society Calls Indictment a Coup

July 18, 2007: Officials Outraged by Stunt

July 17, 2007: Will Vick's Legal Troubles Lead to Suspension?

July 16, 2007: Indictment against Vick Describes Unfathomable Acts

July 12, 2007: Lousiana Becomes Last State to Outlaw Cockfighting

July 12, 2007: Up to 75 Face Cockfighting Charges

July 11, 2007: Dog Burning Ignites Anger from around the World

July 8, 2007: Death Rules in the Dogfighting Ring

July 5, 2007: Out of the South: Dogfighting on the Rise

July 5, 2007: Dozens Flee Scene of Major Cockfighting Raid

July 3, 2007: Dog Burning Draws Letter

July 3, 2007: Dog Fighting getting Worse in Virginia

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