Fight Club
Without the cooperation of Texas law enforcement, the dogfighting subculture will continue to thrive.
5 comments
Sunday, October 25th, 2009, 8:00 am
dante says:
LOOK PEOPLE LETS FACE IT THEY WILL NEVER STOP DOG FIGHTING, TO SAID THAT IS THIS EVEN AFTER THIS BUST WENT DOWN LAST YEAR MOST OF THESE GUY GOT OFF BECAUSE THE STUPID ASS COPS FUCKED UP THE PAPER WORK. ALSO THE GUYS THAT WERE BUSTED MOST OF THEM ARE DOING DOGS AS OF THIS DAY. THIS CASE WAS AND COULD HAVE BEEN VERY LARGER THEN WHAT IT WAS BUT BECAUSE YOU HAD TO UNDER COVERS THAT DID ALL BUT MESS IT UP THEY ARE NOT EVEN ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER ANYMORE. AND OUT OF THOSE GUYS THAT GOT BUSTED MOST OF THOSE CASES WERE KICKED OUT.IF YOU DONT THINK THIS IS TRUE LOOK INTO IT
Friday, August 21st, 2009, 1:26 pm
Sam says:
As for the community of "rescue groups" that Laura writes of, this community of unregulated, unsupervised groups and people are doing some heinous things. Adopting out aggressive dogs, adopting out dogs that have attacked children, adopting out dogs that then kill the adopters’ neighbor’s pets and livestock, hiding the bite histories of dogs, placing unaltered fighting dogs in "foster homes" (some of which are actually dog fighters trying to get valuable breeding stock back in use.) There is no such thing as "rehab" for these dogs. They can pass a behavioral test with flying colors, then out of the blue, unprovoked, attack and kill. Or at least maim in ways that require surgeries for years; lost limbs, lost eyes, etc.
Pit bulls really are different from other breeds. Even the dogmen admit this!
These "rescue" and "advocacy" groups and individuals are completely deceitful about the problems that pit bulls have. It’s a travesty. Of course, behind many of these "rescue" groups are BREEDERS looking to deny problems and create fairy tales to oppose regulations and promote the sale and breeding of these dogs, unfettered by restrictions.
Friday, August 21st, 2009, 1:14 pm
Sam says:
No matter how you look at it, at the heart of the problem is that pit bulls are big money. The gambling (and tax evasion) on these fights is enormous, but so is the breeding and sales (also unreported, untaxed income.) A newer profit center is the pit bull "advocacy" and "rescue" business. There are now people paying their bills, pulling salaries, building up bank accounts, through soliciting donations for "pit bull advocacy." At the heart of this advocacy is of course the breeder lobby protecting their financial interests from regulation. It sounds better when it comes out as "loving doggies" but that is how industry front groups thrive- trick the naive into thinking they are supporting charity instead of breeder profits. If you take a look at http://www.dogsbite.org you can learn a lot about these breeder and dog fighter industry front groups, even some that have hooked up with so-called reputable humane organizations, such as a large one out West. Pit bulls are MONEY. And money interests don’t want laws or regulations.
Friday, August 7th, 2009, 2:19 pm
Kimberly says:
Thank you for this update. Regarding attempting to save all of the poor dogs: Most City pounds have hundreds of dogs that need adopting-everyday, all the time. Law Enforcement and the Courts will be unable to enforce the law, arrest the awful abusers, and remove the dogs from the horrible violence if their hands are tied to outplacing the dogs with rescue groups. State civil law would need to be changed. I would be concerned that some dogs would end up back in the ring as the sheer numbers would overwhelm rescue groups. Folks need to truly research how difficult it is to "rehab" a true fighting dog. Please do not doom these dogs to violence with the misguided intent of rescueing and rehabing all of them. We need to stop dog fighting and the victimization of animals, people and neighborhoods.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009, 9:42 am
Laura says:
Nice job including all of the staples of the stereotypical "pit bull" story: Monster jaws, ripping flesh, gambling, drugs and of course scary gun-toting black men and white trailer trash.
If this story does anything for the American Pit Bull Terrier breed, it makes them more appealing to the sickest members of our society.
Was anyone from the rescue, show or pet-owning community consulted for this story? There is a reputable pit bull rescue organization, Spindletop, right there in Houston.
The author accepts without question the killing of every single dog, even tiny puppies -- 185 dogs in the bust, and 285 dogs from the murdered Thomas Weigner. I can assure you that rescue groups were asking a lot of questions at the time but it seemed like the authorities could not kill the dogs fast enough.
These dogs were the victims of a heinous crime and deserved to be treated with more respect.
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