PETITION: Support HR 2492-Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act

This is not by any measure any kind of rare incident, but animal fighting is escalating in America which a poor economy is contributing to its popularity. 

Ignoring animal fighting  enterprises is giving the golden seal of approval for gang  and Drug Cartel activities, vice, and the spread of illegal narcotics and weapons which means more rape, murder and vice. Ignoring this bill means the spread of terror.

Just one example out of millions in America see http://strayrescue.org/node/3337 "The House of Horrors on Ashland is a house that many neighbors and police officers know all too well. With gang symbols drawn all over, this abandoned house is notorious for being a hangout for gang members and an appalling hodgepodge of animal abuse. In this awful house, dogs have been used as bait dogs, tied down, burned, and shot." Unquote...

To fight gang activity funding & vice please support,  co-sponsor and help pass HR 2492: Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act. 

"The rise in gang violence since the 1980s caused lawmakers to seek a variety of methods to curb the formation and activities of these gangs. According to statistics from the National Youth Gang Center, more than 24,500 gangs, consisting of more than 770,000 members, exist in about 3,330 cities in the United States.  Congress spends as much as $20 billion per year in health care costs treating victims of gunshot wounds, and many of the incidents involve street and other types of gang violence."

http://law.jrank.org/pages/7073/Gangs.html#ixzz19UmG9YBc

August 09, 2010
Contact: Special Agent Roberto Bryan
Number: (504) 840-1360

Pit Bull and Cock Fights Used as Networking Tool for Drug Traffickers

Please read:

http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2010/neworleans080910.html

 Christian and bill supporter Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-San Benito, also pointed to evidence offered by the Drug Enforcement Administration and federal prosecutors showing that Mexican cartels use the cockfights to network and further their enterprises.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislative-session/lawmakers-loophole-allows-cockfights-to-flourish/

Speak to any law enforcement official they shall verify dog fighting is often gang and organized crime related, every single dog fighting bust has illegal weapons, illicit drugs and huge amounts of cash-which is why dog fighting is popular with gangs, and organized criminals.

Anti-dog fighting laws targeting spectators is an efficient means to bring down gang activities.

*This intervention should also extend to cock-fighting* also linked to gang activities.*

PERPETUATION OF VIOLENCE AND VICE: I must emphasize gangs use dog/cock fighting rings to distribute illegal weapons and narcotics-which will be used in armed robberies and home invasions. Animal fighting is also about illegal gambling, and income tax evasion: Each dog fight can bring in purses as large as $100,000.00 per fight.

CHILD ABUSE IN ANIMAL FIGHTING RINGS: Dog/cock fighters and gangs bring their CHILDREN to such fights and teach them torturing animals is "normal," perpetuating the cycle of violence. Virtually all dog fighters and their spectators have a history of criminal violence. "One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and get away with it," Margaret Meade, Anthropologist.

FBI serial killer profiling confirms mass murderers start off by torturing animals due to the complete disregard for living things and lack of conscience.

Solution: Include Federal charges with dog (and cock) fighting and their attendants who knowing watch dog/cock fighting, not restricted to Interstate involvement.

Illegal in all 50 States, dog fighting remains a national epidemic due to the lure of big money, illicit drugs, and illegal weapon exchanges they are willing to take that chance; many Felony charges are also reduced to misdemeanors, therefore the necessity of a Federal law to further deter such heinous crimes and spread of vice and violence via gangs. 

ASPCA is often involved with dog fighting busts:

http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/dog-fighting/dog-fighting-faq.aspx

"What Other Crimes Are Associated With Dog Fighting?
In addition, dog fighting, by its very nature, involves illegal gambling. Dogfighters often face additional charges related to drug, alcohol and weapons violations as well as probation violations. Arguments over dog fights have also resulted in incidents that have led to charges of assault and even homicide. Other charges might include conspiracy, corruption of minors, money laundering, etc."

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