For the Love of the Dog » Dog Fighting

Trooper, Trashed Pittie, Ready for a New Home!

Admin - Deanna — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:48:35 +0000

You all remember Trooper, the pitbull girl that was found stuffed in a garbage bag, wrapped with duct tape and tossed in a dumpster in Baltimore in August? Well, she’s recovered from her injuries and after some time spent at a special rescue at an undisclosed location where she and other dogfigthing victims have [...]

Young Boys Being Charged with Felony Dog Fighting

Admin - Deanna — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:54:05 +0000

These two young boys pictured here are Alphonzo Harris and Gregory McDonald and they are only 10 and 12-years old. They’re also both facing felony charges for animal cruelty, dog fighting and baiting and they’re blaming getting into dog fighting because they’ve seen videos on YouTube.

The Orange County, FL Sheriff’s department responded to a [...]

More Rewards for Convicted Felon, Dog Killer; Michael Vick – PETITION

Admin - Deanna — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:32:27 +0000

More evidence of insanity in this world when a waste of human life who abused, tortured and killed dogs, gambled and embezzled money, among other things, not only gets a multi-million dollar contract but also receives a Courage award. That’s right folks, our favorite piece of scum, Michael Vick, was recently awarded the Ed Block [...]

“Bait Dog” Left for Dead Slowly Recovering

Admin - Deanna — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:56:11 +0000

This sweet little pitbull girl was found curled in a ball, covered in scars and open wounds, whimpering and shivering beside a wooded area next to Smithfield Road near Turtle Park Parkway. She had makeshift sutures where someone had attempted to close wounds and her ears where close cropped. Lieutenant Alan Borgal, director [...]

Quick Updates on a Few Cases

Admin - Deanna — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:15:10 +0000

Here’s some updates on a few cases that I’ve previously covered; we’ve got a small measure of justice, some potential justice and what will probably amount to a slap on the wrist but at least justice in a guilty verdict.

Dogfighting Ring at Daycare Center Jimmy Lovell and the Little Brown Dog Dragging Senior Convicted of Beating Dog [...]

Slap on the Wrist Sentences for Dogfighters!

Admin - Deanna — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:35:30 +0000

For men who were arrested and charged in connection with the largest multistate dogfighting raid in US history were convicted in federal court and sentenced to prison time. Teddy Kiriakidis, 50, of Leasburg, Ronald Creach, 34, of Leslie, Michael Morgan, 38, of Hannibal, and Robert Hackman, 56, of Foley were all sentenced to federal [...]

Felony Charges Added to 49 Misdemeanor Animal Cruelty Charges Man Already Facing – VIDEO

Admin - Deanna — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:53:44 +0000

In September, after 4 days of incessant barking, Greene County Animal Control seized 30 dogs from the Hookerton, NC property of Christopher McKinney, 35. Two more dogs were found at another location. Many of the dogs were without food, water or shelter, many cooped in cages, others tied down with heavy chains.

McKinney was facing [...]

Teen Responsible for Burning Two Dogs Sentenced

Andrea — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:10:53 +0000

Lefferreio Sudds, 17, pled guilty to two counts of felony animal cruelty and torture for setting fire to two dogs on April 4. He will serve four years in prison.

The two charges of animal cruelty were enhanced because the judge accepted fire to be a deadly weapon.

One of the burned dogs was male, and the [...]

Freedom of Speech – How Far Should it Go?

Admin - Deanna — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:59:33 +0000

As I’m sure most of you have already heard, the Supreme Court is deciding whether the First Amendment covers such things as dog fighting videos and other acts of animal cruelty. Will they strike down the 1999 that makes it illegal to sell film depicting animal cruelty? The law, 18 U.S.C. § 48, originated in [...]

Now Michael Vick’s Getting His Own Reality Show!

Admin - Deanna — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:00:32 +0000

And who says crime doesn’t pay? Looks like it’s paying off bigtime for convicted felon, dog killer, embezzler Michael Vick! Now only is he back in the big bucks with his NFL contract with the Philly Eagles, he getting free goodies from Nike (and maybe more, who knows?), now BET is giving with killer his [...]