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Maine Friends Of Animals Joins NE HSUS Animal Fighting Task Force |
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Written by MFOA
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Wednesday, 11 May 2005 |
According to law enforcement officials and animal protection
organizations, cockfighting and dogfighting are still on the rise.
Numerous raids and investigations throughout the country have
demonstrated a strong correlation between animal fighting, illegal
narcotics, and human violence (including gang activity). All 50 states
have outlawed dogfighting and 48 have outlawed cockfighting, but
reports of both continue, including in New England. The NE Task Force
was initiated by the New England Regional Office of The Humane Society
of the United Stated, and Maine is the fourth New England state to join
the task force. Participants are law enforcement officers, animal
control officers, animal protection advocates, humane agents and
veterinarians. The following are ways in which the New England Task
Force will work together to coordinate information and enforcement:
- Instruction on the categories of dog and cock fighting.
- Investigative techniques and evidence gathering procedures
- Review of animal fighting paraphernalia
- Methods used to train animals for fighting
- Performing investigations, recognizing and logging evidence at an arrest or raid
- Housing and disposition of confiscated animals
- Preparing a case for court
- Recognizing street fighting and best means for handling; pit bull use and gangs
- Knowing, interpreting, applying the law and enforcement methods
- Learning how local, state and federal authorities can assist with your animal fighting investigation
- The connection between animal cruelty and human violence
- Legislative action
If you should ever hear of any possible animal fighting please report
it to Maine Friends of Animals (207-781-9056) or
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the New England Regional Office of HSUS (802-368-2790) or
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