Andrea Rosebrock 
Dogfighting is a felony in all 50 states now, a felony… not a misdemeanor, not a minor little crime. This being the case, why would the police ignore a call from someone witnessing dogfighting going on in public on a city street corner?
This is what happened in Memphis, TN on Saturday afternoon. A witness, who does undercover work with animal cruelty, was driving along when she came upon a scene the intersection of Austin Peay and Yale Road. There was about 30 young men and 15 pitbulls.
“They were slapping the faces of the dogs until they attacked humans. They were sicking the dogs on each other until they drew blood,” said Cindy S. “I saw them attacking each other and as they would attack, the guys would pull them back.”
Along with the men and grown pitbulls, she saw cages of pitbull puppy which she believed were up for sale and feels that this scene was a salespitch to sell the puppies.
“It’s a method of dog fighting that proves that the sire, the male dog, is a fighter and will go in and fight.”
She immediately called police and then waited… and waited…. and waited. After almost an hour and a half, still no police.
“Eventually I got out of my car and got all of the license plate numbers, called the dispatcher back, and said I’ve even got their numbers, please send someone out here. It’s criminal activity. It’s a felony,” she said.
Three phone calls and still no police. Even the administrator of Memphis Animal Services called police.
By the time they finally did show up, and they did show up in force, the show was over. Police actually just sent any remaining spectators hanging around along. No arrests, no citations.
“Thirteen patrol cars passed going with the rate and flow of traffic. No one had lights on. No one was hurrying. No one stopped,” she said.
Is this how Memphis plans to end what is obviously a disease in their city? The blood of all the dogs that will die should stain their souls. They had a chance to actually do something. Even if they were busy, couldn’t they have sent one car, just one? Wonder if they’ll even bother to follow-up with the tag numbers the witness got…. doubtful.
Memphis police says they are looking into the complaint but I have a feeling it will be quietly swept under the carpet….. at least I am sure they hope it will.
Police Ignore Public Dogfighting in Memphis
I’d say, cross post this anyone who stops by to read this and NAIL THEM. This is SUCH gross negligence of the police force. Memphis should be ashamed – VERY ASHAMED.
I am SO upset at reading this story just now that I can hardly speak!!!!! My heart is pounding!!!
Memphis Police: YOU are contributing to the violent crime in your area–YOU, who are supposed to uphold the law! By allowing this horrific situation to proceed I feel that YOU are also perps!!!!! I am thoroughly disgusted and sickened by your inattention to such violence, cruelty and sadistic, subhuman, illegal behavior.
Memphis Police: I am now considering NOT moving to your area. Why try and live a good, productive life in an area where the police couldn’t care less about overt sadism occuring in the OPEN, for God’s sake??? How in the world do YOU act when violent crime is hidden??? MORE NOTHING???
Child and amimal abuse are related; they are, in fact, the SAME CRIME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Memphis Police: YOU’D better get your act together!!!!! IF it’s lawbiding, productive citizens you want in your area of our wonderful country, YOU are definitely encouraging such people to go elsewhere!!!!! YOU cause me SHAME and DISGUST. DO YOUR JOBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Memphis Police: DO YOUR JOBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aren’t you supposed to “serve and PROTECT?”
WTF OMG THIS IS TOTALLY APPULLING. I URGE EVERYONE TO START POSTING THIS ON MYSPACE OR ANY WHERE ON THE INTERNET. ALSO IF DEANNA OR ANYONE CAN GET US THE NAMES OF THE POLICE CHEIF,MAYOR & ANYONE ELSE WE CAN ALL WRITE TO & START COMPLAINING MAYBE WE CAN GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THESE LAZY POS’S.
It’s a corrupt police force that aids and abets dog fighters.
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HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON THESE PERPS……………FLOOD THEM WITH LETTERS AND DEMAND AN ANSWER. (COULD NOT GET THE CLICKABLE LINKS TO WORK ON THIS POST). THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. MAYBE WE NEED TO SEND THIS INFO TO LOCAL TV STATIONS THERE!
AS KAREN SAYS, THIS IS A CORRUPT AND LAZY POLICE DEPARTMENT. FOLLOW THE LEAD OF C. SHUMATE, ALSO ABOVE, AND FIND HOW TO CONTACT THE POLICE FORCE DIRECTLY AND FLOOD THE GOOD FOR NOTHINGS LETTERS DEMANDING AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THEY ARE AIDING AND ABETING A HORRIBLE CRIME OF DOG FIGHTING. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS ENTIRE POLICE FORCE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AT ONCE. DO NOT SIT BY AND DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS OR YOU ARE NOT HELPING THIS PROBLEM THAT IS CORRUPT.
I think Scarlet (#2) said it all…..good job Scarlet!
C. Shumate….thank you for providing all the information and I hope it’s all well used. These SOB’s should be ashamed to call themselves “law” inforcers…..how do they sleep at night?!!?? Maybe they have a hand in it all. Maybe, just maybe, they participate in these Memphis Dog Fights in more ways than anyone knows….mmmmmmmm. Me thinks an inter- departmental investagation is in order….donta’ ya think?
Boycott Memphis. Memphis pimps their tourism, Beale Street, the Peabody, the Pyramid, etc. I am all for boycotting Denver CO and other BSL-favored cities. Memphis should become one of the cities to be boycotted also. And post post post about this horrible crime.