Animal Cruelty and Fighting in the Media |
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This is some of the press coverage on animal cruelty and fighting from 2005 through 2007.
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 Tribune: Dogfighting 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 Magazine: Russell 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: Michael Vick case resonating with the American public
July 29, 2007: A problem the Vick case could change
July 28, 2007: Sports stars' trouble brings attention to dogfighting
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: Illegal dogfighting rings thrive in U.S. cities
July 20, 2007: Nike delays release of new Vick shoe
July 19, 2007: Legal troubles could jeopardize season for Vick
July 19, 2007: DOGFIGHT
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
June 2007
June 29, 2007: Humane Society of U.S. calls for action in dog-burning incident
June 28, 2007: Humane Society seeks vigorous prosecution in animal cruelty cases
June 28, 2007: Louisiana to be last state to ban cockfighting
June 27, 2007: Ashburn man charged in dog burning
June 27, 2007: About 80 horses removed from county ranch
June 27, 2007: Cockfighting ban awaits Blanco's signature
June 27, 2007: Louisiana to ban cockfighting in 2008
June 26, 2007: Reward for info in cat's death increases
June 25, 2007: Bill seeks to save pets from abuse in disputes
June 23, 2007: Nike takes wrong path with Vick
June 22, 2007: Tortured kitten dies of injuries
June 20, 2007: Groups demand action against Vick
June 20, 2007: Area takes lead nationally in battling dogfighting
June 19, 2007: Humane Society asks Nike to drop Vick
June 17, 2007: Court may protect pets in abusive homes
June 17, 2007: The sick hipness of dogfighting
June 17, 2007: Once limited to the rural South, dogfighting sees a cultural shift
June 16, 2007: Felony charge sought in puppy case
June 16, 2007: Wayne Pacelle: Ban cockfighting without further hesitation
June 14, 2007: Man indicted in dog beating
June 14, 2007: Man charged in dog's death
June 13, 2007: Dog-fighting foe wants Vick in jail
June 12, 2007: Vick case sheds light on brutality of dogfighting
June 10, 2007: Pitbull fallout
June 10, 2007: Brutal underground sport comes to light
June 9, 2007: Inside the world of dogfighting
June 8, 2007: Reward increased in animal cruelty case
June 7, 2007: Humane Society outraged over torture and death of Lubbock puppy
June 6, 2007: Humane Society beefs up Amazon.com suit
June 3, 2007: Animal cruelty a felony under new law
June 3, 2007: Vicious fight: world of dogfighting seems to be growing despite awareness of its cruel side
June 1, 2007: Bill signed to increase penalties for animal cruelty
June 1, 2007: A cruel activity raises some troubling questions
May 2007
May 31, 2007: Source: Vick 'one of the heavyweights' in dogfighting
May 28, 2007: Accuser turns up heat on Vick
May 28, 2007: Vick placed dogfight bets in 2000, informant tells ESPN
May 27, 2007: Dogfighting reflects poorly on our culture
May 26, 2007: Portis take note: brutality is brutality
May 24, 2007: A new low—dogfighting
May 24, 2007: Vick probe continues
May 24, 2007: John Goodwin from HSUS with the real story on Michael Vick and animal cruelty
May 23, 2007: Pit bulls in dogfighting case likely to be euthanized
May 23, 2007: Officials: no solid Vick evidence, but problem
May 23, 2007: Brutality is brutality, whether it's against a human or animal
May 20, 2007: Vick could face prison time
May 20, 2007: Michael Vick dog fighting could become a federal case
April 2007
April 29, 2007: Animal-cruelty ranking contains two Seattle-area cases
April 27, 2007: Falcons' Vick pleads ignorance in dog-fighting case
March 31, 2007: Felony-level case rare in Ithaca, issue common
March 2007
March 28, 2007: 9 indicted in federal dog bust after 14-month investigation
March 28, 2007: Dann: dogfight scene 'kind of surreal'
March 27, 2007: 9 indicted in dogfight case
March 25, 2007: 64 dogs seized in simultaneous raids on 7 kennels, warehouse
March 23, 2007: Ex-boyfriend charged with beheading therapy dog
March 22, 2007: Animal cruelty cases drive bills
March 22, 2007: America's Most Wanted
March 15, 2007: Dog's head left on owner's doorstep
February 2007
February 9, 2007: Humane Society investigation: cockfighting alleged in Whitley County
2006
November 10, 2006: City is asked to look into killing of pet pig
November 9, 2006: Poacher arrested in pet pig death
October 25, 2006: Street-fighting dogs: inside the world of the much-abused, ever-maligned pitbull
September 27, 2006: Homicide investigation veers into secret world of pit bull fighting
September 2, 2006: Texas slaying puts spotlight on world of illegal dogfights
August 20, 2006: Authorities say man's death linked to pit bull dogfighting
2005
March 20, 2005: Dog-fighting "Godfather" busted
