Sentences with phrase «animal fighting»

She is currently working on a program designed to encourage reporting of animal fighting and a program intended to educate those who have failed to properly care for their animals.

These advocates include everyone from directors at animal shelters and animal control officers to students to everyday people who care and want to speak up for animal fighting victims.

His investigations into animal fighting ventures led to the arrests of more than 1,000 individuals.

The program's efforts include training law enforcement and animal control agencies to investigate cases of animal abuse and illegal animal fighting.

About thirty students joined the chapter to learn about his initiative to prosecute local animal fighting cases.

Most animal fighting activities are either outright illegal in most countries or are, in the case of bull fighting, heavily debated.

The regulations were amended in 2014 to prohibit attendance at animal fighting events.

About: A national tip hotline for all types of crime reporting including animal cruelty and animal fighting tips.

In cases of criminal activity such as animal fighting, physical abuse, and other life - threatening situations, call 911.

These animals die painfully from: starvation, from being hit by a vehicle, or from animal fights.

This effort has been ongoing for seven years and the goal is to make animal fighting as a first offense a felony charge.

A new oral rabies vaccine program aims to give the endangered animals a fighting chance.

What's not too like about him starring in a movie with giant animals fighting and destroying a city, right?

It would be a felony to allow animal fighting to occur on premises under one's control.

I have seen animals fight with all they have to get better.

This bill can only help law enforcement battle animal fighting in the state.

The bill also increased the second offense of animal fighting to a Class E felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor.

It would also be a felony to manufacture, sell or offer to sell, move, deliver, own or possess equipment to be used for animal fighting.

A week later the breeding and animal fighting rings were closed by the fighters themselves.

Maybe producers should consider a reality show for those law enforcement, prosecutors, animal control, legislators and animal welfare advocates that have made animal fighting a priority.

The bipartisan legislation closes loopholes in the federal animal fighting law related to attendance at dogfights and cockfights.

Congress has upgraded the federal law against animal fighting four times in the last 15 years.

The undercover surveillance of a suspected animal fighting operation located within the same area of the C - 9 Basin (FL) was initiated following a horse slaughter discovery and investigation on the neighboring property.

Though disdaining Wikipedia, the Lawson court itself relied on a private internet website as of 2011, noting it had been «updated June 2010,» for a factual foundation for its legal holding of a rational basis for the federal statute on animal fighting activities.40 Likewise, in the body of its opinion in State v. D.C., 41 the Fifth District cited various websites addressing how HIV can be transmitted.

lobbied the U.S. Sentencing Commission to address stricter sentencing guidelines in federal animal fighting cases

(h. 2) Possession of animal fighting paraphernalia.

Chained dogs are also easy targets for thieves looking to steal animals for sale to research institutions or to be used as training fodder for organized animal fights.

A notorious and violent animal killer, Gonzalez possesses a long rap sheet of felony crimes including animal fighting, the killing of horses for the black market horse meat trade, grand theft auto and domestic violence.

The Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe County offers rewards of up to $ 3500 for information that leads to the arrest and / or conviction of individuals involved in animal fighting.

Read about the federal and state animal fighting laws passed in the wake of Vick's conviction.

We were fortunate to have a host of tremendous speakers including Pamela Hart, director of the animal law program at ALDF, John Goodwin, manager of animal fighting issues at HSUS, Tio Hardiman, special consultant to the HSUS campaign to end dogfighting, and Delci Winders, associate at Meyer Glitzenstein and Crystal.

Recent successes in legislation have resulted in prohibiting giving pets as prizes, felony animal fighting laws, and in 2010, the passing of the Puppy Mill Bill.

Go here and here for more information on the great strides that have been made in stopping animal fighting even since Vick's arrest.

Read Allie's interview in The Examiner about Animal Fighting: Stopping the Link of Violence in our Communities (November 5, 2012)

At The HSUS, our priorities for state - level companion animal - related legislation include the elimination of gas chambers for euthanasia; increasing access to spay / neuter, veterinary care, and housing that welcomes pets; and addressing issues like animal fighting, puppy mills, pets in hot cars, standards of care for outdoor dogs, and cost of animal care in large - scale seizures.

The bill also increases penalties for cockfighting and other animal fighting in violation of O.R.C. § 959.15 to a 4th degree felony.

The bill allows for warrants for eavesdropping and video surveillance for the investigation of animal fighting crimes, and was backed by Sen. Phil Boyle and Assemblyman Chuck Lavine.

The legislative weaknesses seen in the states at the bottom of the animal protection barrel include severely restricted or absent felony animal cruelty provisions, inadequate animal fighting provisions, and lack of restrictions on the future ownership of animals for those convicted of cruelty to animals.

Offer assistance including funding to law enforcement in investigating and busting animal fighting operations;

The HSUS and ASPCA support legislation to strengthen the federal and state animal fighting statutes, and regularly assist local, state, and federal authorities on dogfighting investigations and raids across the country.

Rep. Buchanan said: «Stopping animal cruelty and preventing animal fighting should be a bipartisan issue important to all of us.

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Ralph Cadet (DOB 12/21/70) of 39 Greenridge Way, New Hempstead, New York and Tyrell Francis (DOB 06/16/86) of 39 Greenridge Way, New Hempstead, New York pled guilty to: One count of Prohibited Animal Fighting, a class «E» Felony Cadet and Francis staged a dogfight for -LSB-...]

Children are commonly present at animal fighting events.

The act consists of standards all states must follow to promote humane treatment of animals, and bans practices such as live animal fighting.

-- In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person commits a misdemeanor of the third degree if he knowingly owns or possesses animal fighting paraphernalia.

Animal Law Week also featured special panels on Combating Animal Fighting, Advocating for Animals, and The Pet Food Recall and Food Safety.