Sentences with phrase «of illegal animal fighting»

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the parties behind recent instances of illegal animal fighting.

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For more than 100 years, a law called the Lacey Act has served as America's premier weapon in the fight against the illegal trade of plants and animals.

Hate... From illegal dog fights to ill - fated budgies, the show has ruffled the feathers of animal rights groups countless times.

In some cases neglect or cruelty is the result of people using animals as tools for commercial profit, such as in the cases of puppy mills, dog fighting, cock fighting and illegal slaughterhouses.

RANDALL LOCKWOOD, PhD Randall Lockwood, who said he has witnessed the best and worst of pit bulls, said illegal dog - fighting is perpetuating dogs that are hazards to humans and other animals.

Her commitment to serving animals includes a term as treasurer of No More Homeless Pets of Alachua County and applying her veterinary technician skills during deployments to three large - scale feline hoarding interventions, a dog - fighting confiscation, and turtles confiscated from the illegal meat trade.

If applicants to The Pet Fund are discovered to be using animals for illegal fighting purposes, we will provide the information to law enforcement agencies and assist in whatever way we can in prosecution of these illegal activities.

Recognizing that animals are among the most vulnerable members of our society and that those who mistreat animals often commit crimes against human victims, Mr. Cooley created the largest division in the country dedicated to the consistent and vigorous prosecution of animal cruelty, animal neglect, and illegal animal fighting cases.

• move animals out of property law and extend protections to wild animals and strays • make it illegal to train animals for fighting or profit from animal fighting • close loopholes that allow 99 per cent of those charged with animal cruelty to escape conviction.

We've asked you to sign petitions and you've responded with more than 175,000 signatures to stop senseless abuses of animals — puppy mills, the illegal meat trade, trophy hunting, dog fighting...

The Humane Society of the United States and the Michigan Humane Society praised the Michigan House of Representatives for passing a package of bills that provide a range of solutions for communities plagued by illegal animal fighting.

The Chicago Police Department and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) are partners in an animal fighting reward program which offers up to $ 5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person involved in illegal dog fighting.

Below is a list of red flags for law enforcement that might indicate illegal animal fighting activity:

Any animal owned or harbored primarily or in part for the illegal purpose of animal fighting, or any animal illegally trained for animal fighting.

A large number of dogs in animal shelters are pit bulls and pit - bull mixes, fighting animals from illegal gambling operations, and many with behavioral disorders.

These media stories have highlighted ARM's investigations into illegal horse slaughter, illegal slaughter farms, animal fighting rings, animal sacrifice for religious purposes and the demise of US wild horses and burros.

Between 2004 and 2008, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) recorded a 12-fold increase in complaints about dog fights and 900 dogs which are illegal under the Dangerous Dogs Act were seized in London alone in 2009.

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