Sentences with phrase «fights are illegal»

While dog fights are illegal, they still are very prevalent in many parts of the country.

Dog fighting is illegal in Finland and is classed as animal cruelty.

Because dog fighting is illegal, the American Kennel Club could not register a breed that was formed around dog fighting.

Because dog fighting is an illegal activity, it is difficult to determine exactly how common it is but organizations such as the Human Society, PETA and the ASPCA estimate that there tens of thousands of dog fighters in the US alone and hundreds of thousands of dogs who are forced to fight.

Dog fighting is illegal in the U.S. and a felony in almost every state.

While the act of dog fighting is illegal across Kentucky, contributing activities are not.

Dog fighting is illegal in all 50 of the United States but it is estimated that there are at least 40,000 professional dog fighters and 100,000 amateur fighters in the U.S..

Now that dog fighting is illegal in all of the civilized world, responsible pit bull breeders (aka American Staffordshire Terriers) are breeding for balanced, loving temperaments — and are slowly removing the dog - aggressive trait that used to be valuable.

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But if all the munchkins in munchkin land come together to fight the mayor, that's likely illegal,» Bush says.

Rettenmaier is now fighting charges of child porn possession, claiming the FBI conducted an illegal search and that Best Buy (BBY) workers acted as federal agents.

Six years later, when Vick was convicted for participating in an illegal dog fighting ring, Nike released him from his contract.

The case is the latest twist in a long - running legal fight over whether Google's email scanning practices amount to illegal wiretaps and a violation of California privacy laws.

Although some of its supporters are optimistic about the potential for this new kind of open - source e-money, the venture is fighting a massive uphill battle: for one thing, Bitcoin may actually turn out to be illegal.

Joe Ware explores how the illegal practice in Ethiopia has deeply affected the country's women, and how they are fighting back.

Everything he did up to the fight was stupid but not illegal.

I found out later that he was raising and selling illegal fighting - roosters, cheated on his wife, was a drunk, pugnacious to a fault, and did not provide for his children in his house.

Altering genes is illegal in the United States and part of Europe, so the panel's new recommendation could be the beginning of a political fight that would likely see loud opposition from Christians and other religious groups.

Might I suggest you were Hot Property back in the day because you were Manager of a team that every season were up there fighting for Premiere League and European Trophies.Of course you were in demand.I do not recall hearing too much about how all these top clubs were approaching you (which of course is illegal as you were under contract so you should not have been talking to them anyway) or how you had never broken a contract in your life when we were considered one of the top teams sat home and in Europe.

The only intriguing thing is once Conor realizes he is being outclassed, will he throw a illegal / MMA shot, hoping to throw the fight and safe face?

The innate bigotry fueling their fears is the same bigotry that lay behind the Caucasian - only clause barring blacks from Tour events until 1961, when a fight that I had initiated forced the PGA of America to drop that offensive and illegal provision.

Based on their performance, Muhammad Ali (blessed with preternatural speed and stamina) and Rocky Marciano (who absorbed incredible punishment and seemed to grow stronger as a fight wore on) might have been suspected of illegal drug use had PEDs been available to them.

They claim they were told afterward by officials at ringside that the fight would be ruled a no contest, since the end was brought about by an illegal act.

Maybe he was hurt badly enough that he didn't feel like it would be a fair fight to continue if the strike was indeed illegal, but not so hard that he couldn't possibly fight on if the only other option was a loss.

The Palestinian football association has fought a long battle at FIFA over football played in Israeli settlements, which it argues is illegal under international law.

This is a fight to see which of them can be more out - of - touch with Hudson Valley families and work hand - in - hand with Mayor de Blasio and the New York City special interests who want to use our hard - earned taxpayer dollars on political campaigns and to give free college tuition to illegal immigrants.»

The conclusion is that fighting without wearing a uniform might still be illegal.

According to him, the NPP government is ready to resolve its fight against illegal mining also known as «galamsey» even if it meant losing votes in the 2020 elections.

Irregular forces, enemy combatants, illegal combatants fight or engage in an act of warfare but they may not be citizens or they may not be part of the national army.

«As an institution committed to the Rule of Law, we are prepared to lend our support to this renewed fight against illegal mining to stamp out the menace and thereby protect the country's natural resources, particularly our water bodies, for the current and future generations,» the statement said.

A code of practice for small - scale mining operations will be outdoored and committees will be formed in all mining Districts to fight illegal mining and address issues relating to small - scale miners

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said marijuana is not «a factor in the drug war,» citing addictive drugs as the key border focus for fighting illegal drugs in the U.S.

The fight against illegal mining was initiated in March this year.

And Cuomo, who still hasn't told the public about what he knew of Silver's and Skelos» illegal activities as he shuttered the doors on the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission, is clearly the runner - up as Loser of the Year — with talk increasing that he'll face a challenge in the Democratic primary should he seek re-election in 2018.

FanDuel and DraftKings are putting on hold their fight with Schneiderman — who has called daily fantasy sports illegal gambling and is trying to shut them down — until after lawmakers close the 2016 legislative session.

Most New Yorkers recognize that it was Senator Skelos» leadership that allowed us to enact a property tax cap, eliminate the MTA payroll tax for thousands of businesses and all schools, rightsize state government, expand the DNA databank to help prosecutors fight crime, mandate life without parole for anyone who kills a first responder and increase penalties for criminals who use illegal guns.

Akufo - Addo led government is doing what is contained in the 2016 manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in respect to fighting illegal mining activities nationwide, the party's Ashanti Regional Communications Director, Mr. Akwasi Kyei has said.

Morris, who allegedly pocketed millions of dollars as a placement agent, is fighting the charges against him, saying placement agent work was not illegal.

Since shooting to kill is equally seen as illegal, Mr. Kumah is calling on parliament to empower the military personnel leading the galamsey fight with a law that would enable them to kill illegal miners.

Shcherbenko — district leader for the Democratic party — said if he's elected he'll try to fight for people and neighborhoods he feels Borough Hall has ignored around Staten Island, like small business owners in St. George who have long complained about illegal placard parking.

The Coalition said current sanctions were not deterrent enough, stating that with stricter sanctions, the fight against illegal mining can be won.

Dick Lugar says he misunderstood a question about the budget, Jane Corwin says she never hired an illegal immigrant nanny, Nikki Haley is writing a memoir and Indiana politicians are now fighting over Abraham Lincoln.

He added that his government's fight against illegal mining is not going to stop.

He was killed by residents of Denkyira - Obuasi on May 29, 2017, where he was commanding army personnel to fight illegal mining.

Millions of dollars of ivory was destroyed in Central Park on Thursday as the state fights for elephants and against illegal ivory trade.

But the group has since the government's renewed fight against illegal mining in the country, expressed its dissatisfaction, particularly on the basis that even those operating with requisite licence have been boxed together with the illegal ones It has been demanding that government draws the line between illegal small scale miners and legitimate small scale miners with licence.

Last week he pledged that Solidarity would «be offering solidarity to working people in struggle, to those fighting for an independent socialist Scotland, solidarity to all those opposing Blair and Bush's illegal wars, to all those fighting for social justice and an end to poverty and discrimination».

This is because Capt. Mahama was the leader of a military detachment to fight illegal mining in the area.

The government has been fighting off weeks of bad headlines about overflowing jails, overly lenient prison sentences and concerns about illegal immigration, and today's speech was designed to draw a line under these rows.

DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. can keep operating in New York while an appeals court decides whether to shut down the two biggest daily fantasy sports sites as they fight the attorney general's claim that they're illegal gambling operations.

«The impeachment process is illegitimate, illegal,» she said, vowing to fight «to the bitter end» to return to power.