Your Honor:,

Re: DOG FIGHTING: A NATIONAL EPIDEMIC AS COMMON AS FOOTBALL AND APPLE PIE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! Please revive John Kerry's S. 1880, H.R. 3219, and H.R. 3327 (the Dog Fighting Prohibition Act and the Federal Dog Protection Act) by strengthen the penalties for illegal dog fighting; spectators who knowingly attend dogfights is also prohibited.~~ Dog fighters exploit, torture, and kill dogs-including using pets (such as kittens or cats) as training bait. Poorly performing dogs are oftentimes "disposed of" using torture including hanging, stabbing, burning them alive, and electrocution until dead. JULY 2009-we seen the LARGEST dog fighting ring bust ever in the history of humankind right in the United States. So far, 500 pit bulls were confiscated from such rings; obviously State felony laws are insufficient to curtail dog fighting ventures, and is spreading due to a poor economy. About 500 dogs seized now; most likely represents thousands of dogs that died with great agony due to these said dog fighting ventures; this represents the spreading sickness of dog fighting epidemic all across the country. "The number of dogs being sheltered in St. Louis following raids in Illinois and Missouri last week now stands at 407, including 14 born since the raids..." "An additional 70 to 100 dogs were seized in Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Iowa and Nebraska, bringing the total to roughly 500 dogs in the largest dogfighting seizure in U.S. history." http://www.woai.com/news/state/story/Number-of-dogs-seized-rises/3LGuqaqPk0irsYAXgeVaqQ.cspx?rss=69 PERPETUATION OF VIOLENCE AND VICE: Gangs use dog fighting rings to distribute illegal weapons and narcotics-which will be used in armed robberies and home invasions. Dog fighting is also about illegal gambling, and income tax evasion: Each dog fight can bring in purses as large as $100,000.00 per fight. CHILD ABUSE IN DOG FIGHTING RINGS: Dog fighters and gangs bring their CHILDREN to such fights and teach them torturing animals is "normal, perpetuating the cycle of violence. Virtually all dog fighters and their spectators have a history of criminal violence. "One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and get away with it," Margaret Meade, Anthropologist. FBI serial killer profiling confirms mass murderers start off by torturing animals due to the complete disregard for living things and lack of conscience. Thank you for your compassion and time in this most important matter. Respectfully submitted,

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