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Winning Issue » DOGFIGHTING


Even though dogfighting is a felony in all 50 states and under federal law, dogfights for entertainment and gambling purposes still occur in most states. Most fighting dogs have grown up knowing only isolation, abuse and neglect, spending their lives in a cage or tethered to a chain and being injected with steroids to make them stronger and more aggressive. Fighting dogs are often severely injured in combat and many endure a savage death. Others later succumb to their injuries, and losing dogs are often discarded, killed or brutally executed as part of the “sport.” Critics say dogfighting is often associated with other forms of criminal activity including illegal gambling and possession of drugs and firearms. Our Humane Society estimates there are tens of thousands of dogfighters in the U.S., forcing hundreds of thousands of dogs to train, fight and suffer each year.

Pending Legislation: H.R.2085 - HEART Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Judy Chu (CA)
Status: House Committee on the Judiciary
Chair: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY)



Options


  • I oppose reforming current animal fighting policy, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA).
  • I support requiring defendants to reimburse the costs of caring for animals seized in federal animal fighting cases; authorizing amounts in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to be used to pay for costs associated with a seized animal including transportation, shelter, care, veterinary services and humane euthanasia, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.


Winning Option
  • I support requiring defendants to reimburse the costs of caring for animals seized in federal animal fighting cases; authorizing amounts in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to be used to pay for costs associated with a seized animal including transportation, shelter, care, veterinary services and humane euthanasia, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
There has been $0.00 pledged in support of this issue
Trustee Candidates

If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting him to favorably consider passing H.R.4716 - Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2021.

If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting him to favorably consider passing H.R.2085 - HEART Act of 2021.

If elected as a trustee, Animal Welfare Institute will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to reduce or eliminate the use of body-gripping traps, including the steel jawed leg-hold trap.

Through engagement with policymakers, scientists, industry, and the public, AWI seeks abolish factory farms, improve the housing and handling of animals in research, end the use of steel-jaw leghold traps and reform other brutal methods of capturing and killing wildlife, preserve species threatened with extinction, and protect companion animals from cruelty and violence, and to prevent injury and death of animals caused by harsh transport conditions.



If elected as a trustee, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to work and advocate for eliminating animal fighting.

The ASPCA’s mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was the first humane society to be established in North America and is, today, one of the largest in the world. The ASPCA maintains a strong local presence, and with programs that extend our anti-cruelty mission across the country, we are recognized as a national animal welfare organization. We are a privately funded nonprofit corporation, and are proud to boast more than 2 million supporters across the country.
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Trustee Election - Opening Date
August 15, 2022
Trustee Election - Closing Date
August 22, 2022