[Vision2020] Daily News: "OUR VIEW: Dog fights have no placeinsociety"

[Matt Decker]

Carl,

Furthermore, why is it even legal to watch it here in Idaho? Why would you 
want too?

I believe it is illegal in 48 states to have dog fighting. Idaho and Wyoming 
being the two that are legal.

Matt


>From: "Carl Westberg" <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Daily News: "OUR VIEW: Dog fights have no 
>placeinsociety"
>Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:55:42 -0700
>
>If any good can come of the Michael Vick story, it focuses our attention of 
>what, according to experts, is a far more pervasive problem than we know.  
>If you can stomach it, Sports Illustrated has a lengthy, if disturbing 
>story on the dog fighting operation that Michael Vick is almost certainly 
>involved in:  
>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/05/29/vick0604/index.html 
>   Why is dog fighting not a felony in Idaho?    Carl Westberg Jr.
>
>
>>From: "Saundra Lund" <sslund at roadrunner.com>
>>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>Subject: [Vision2020] Daily News: "OUR VIEW: Dog fights have no place 
>>insociety"
>>Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:49:13 -0700
>>
>>Visionaries:
>>
>>The following editorial appears in today's Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
>>
>>As an aside, I served on the City of Moscow's Animal (Care and) Control 
>>Task
>>Force in 2005, and I was shocked to find out from Lori Freeman from the
>>Humane Society of the Palouse (HSOP) that we have dog fighting right here 
>>in
>>Latah County  :-(  Unlike the example of Virginia in the editorial, Idaho
>>CONTINUES to be one of only eight states, IIRC, lacking any felony 
>>provision
>>for animal cruelty, no matter how heinous the cruelty  :-(
>>
>>
>>Saundra Lund
>>Moscow, ID
>>
>>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
>>nothing.
>>- Edmund Burke
>>
>>
>>"OUR VIEW: Dog fights have no place in society
>>By Doug Bauer, for the editorial board
>>May 29, 2007
>>
>>Brutality is as common in the world of sports as home runs and touchdowns.
>>In some instances, such as ultimate fighting and even NASCAR, it's the
>>primary reason many choose to watch the sport.
>>
>>Dog fighting is a far different animal - no pun intended.
>>
>>The canines are pitted against one another in a battle that is bloody,
>>inhumane and often deadly.
>>
>>There is absolutely nothing sporting about that.
>>
>>Police in Virginia are investigating whether Atlanta Falcons quarterback
>>Michael Vick was part of what appears to be an organized dog-fighting 
>>ring.
>>Dogs and equipment associated with dog fighting were seized from a home
>>owned by the NFL star earlier this year.
>>
>>Vick has denied any involvement, blaming relatives for taking advantage of
>>his generosity and insisting he's rarely at the house, even though he's 
>>the
>>owner.
>>
>>Surry County Commonwealth Attorney Gerald Poindexter has said as many as 
>>six
>>to 10 people could be involved. Dog fighting is a felony in Virginia.
>>
>>"I'm convinced from what I saw that dog fighting has occurred down there,
>>but who was involved in it I don't know at this point," said Poindexter,
>>noting that he saw what looked like blood splatters in a room over a 
>>garage.
>>
>>The splatters were the "most suggestive evidence of dog fighting," he 
>>added.
>>"There were blood splatters, and somebody would have to explain to me how
>>you draw blood in the normal training of pit bulls."
>>
>>You don't.
>>
>>Dogs are commonly referred to as man's best friend. Those who take part in
>>dog fighting - at any level - are hardly reciprocating that friendship.
>>
>>Dogs that are forced to fight one another don't get a posh retirement 
>>party
>>when their fighting days are done. Many eventually are euthanized, either
>>due to their injuries or because they're too aggressive.
>>
>>Some are put down simply because they're poor fighters.
>>
>>Vick plays in an arena where opposing fans cheer for his demise. They want
>>to see him harassed, chased and sacked - maybe even injured.
>>
>>He's paid a great deal of money for his efforts, and he usually gets up
>>after he's been taken down.
>>
>>Neither can be said of the so-called sport police believe has been 
>>occurring
>>at his home."
>>
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