The Battle to Stop Dog-Fighting
A Little League coach, a registered nurse and a teacher, what do they have in common? They were all arrested on dogfighting charges during raids by federal and state authorities last July.
Thursday’s “Fresh Air” on NPR, featured an interview with John Goodwin, Humane Society manager of animal-fighting issues, and Sean Moore, a Chicago-based former dog-fighter who works in that city on the Humane Society’s efforts campaign to end dog-fighting in that city.
Is anyone aware of any Michigan municipalities (say, Detroit or Michigan Humane Society) working on bringing something like HSUS’s End Dogfighting in…[insert your city here] to the state? I know, it’s expensive and a terrible economy…
There have been numerous dog-fighting busts here in Michigan since the Michael Vick case came to light. Huron Valley Humane in Ypsilanti, Michigan Humane, and the Wayne County Sheriff have all been involved in raids. Several years ago, MHS was going out and teaching officers in other municipalities how to spot signs of dogfighting, gathering evidence, etc.