U.S. House Renews Efforts to Combat Animal Fighting

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 11:00am
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Great news, animal advocates! Yesterday U.S. Reps. Tom Marino (R-PA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), John Campbell (R-CA) and Jim Moran (D-VA) reintroduced the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, an ASPCA-supported bill to strengthen our federal laws against animal fighting.

While it’s already a federal crime to actively participate in an animal fight, it’s the spectators who drive the enterprise and make it profitable. This bill would make it a federal offense to attend an organized animal fight and impose additional penalties for bringing a child to a fight.

The Senate passed this bill in the previous Congress, but even with over half the House in support, Congress was unable to pass a final bill. Reintroducing this bill in the early days of the new Congress gives us an opportunity to build on the momentum from the last Congress and help finally close the federal loophole for animal fighting spectators.

Ask your own House representative to support this important humane legislation! Visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center right now to quickly email your U.S. rep in Washington and urge him or her to cosponsor the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act.

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Thu, 01/24/2013 - 12:16 — Brittany Morey (Visitor)
This should not still be an issue, put a stop to animal fighting!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 12:48 — Lisa Peters (Visitor)
Arrest these people and put them in jail. They are a threat to society. Please!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 13:20 — Lisa (Visitor)
Time for people that abuse animals to pay!!!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 14:10 — Kimberly Wright (Visitor)
I think that every idiot who is caught abusing an animal should go straight to jail without parol. And instead of animals being used for research, we should take and use the abusers in place of animals. just saying!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 17:37 — juliewalger (Visitor)
i agrre

Fri, 01/25/2013 - 10:25 — Ginny (Visitor)
you are so right please leave the animals alone why did you even get them if you had crazy thoughts in yoru head. Let's burn and abuse the human that does this. BOMB FIRE...

Fri, 01/25/2013 - 20:06 — amy (Visitor)
I soooo agree! Maybe if it were eye for eye and they were being fought and tortured like the poor defensless animals it would begin to change things!

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Yes i agree as well, id gladly like to see justice done. Lex Talionis an eye for an eye, we should publicly out them bring more of these devils to the media, then toss them out like the garbage they are

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