John,
We recently wrote to you about dogfighter Craig Boyd — who abused, starved, and killed dogs in gruesome dogfighting operations — and walked free after less than a year in jail, while his accomplices who procured dogs for him to abuse and kill in fights were never held accountable. As a fellow animal lover, I share your outrage at the injustice of seeing known members of dogfighting rings not being held responsible for their cruel conduct, and not being prevented from harming animals in the future.
Animal victims will not get justice until we change the law. And that means we need you.
Thanks to your record-breaking support, we have surpassed our goal of 1,000 donors to strengthen animal cruelty laws, crack down on dogfighting, and hold abusers accountable for their crimes!
John, let’s see how far we can take this. Animal victims still need your support — will you give today and help us reach 1,500 donors by August 31? |
Every year, animals are abused and killed because laws are poorly written and enforced — and the violent criminals responsible often get a free pass. Existing animal protection laws must be vigorously enforced, and new, stronger protections must be established.
When you donate today, you’ll make certain that everyone involved in dogfighting is held responsible for their crimes — and you’ll also help protect animals from further abuse and deter other potential abusers from harming animals.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has drafted a recommended amendment to state laws that would enable prosecutors to charge those who organize, conduct, and profit from animal fights under the respective state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) statute. If this measure succeeds, prosecutors would have greater power to pursue justice for dogfighting victims who are abused and killed as part of this organized criminal enterprise.
Your donation will help the Animal Legal Defense Fund fight to establish comprehensive animal protection laws that will protect animals’ lives and hold abusers accountable for their crimes.
You’ll help ensure that animal abusers like dogfighters are held responsible for their crimes through prevention, intervention, prosecution, and ultimately, potent sentencing packages combining restitution to animal victims, bans on animal possession, supervised probation, and incarceration. Please stand with us in this fight – and help us push prosecutors to help end these heinous crimes today. |
For the animals,
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Stephen Wells
Executive Director
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