We do not, have not, and never will support PETA or the HSUS. Click on the links for a few reasons why.
http://www.nathanwinograd.com/?p=1583
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/27/AR2009012703239_pf.html
http://www.centennialsharpeiclub.org/Editorial-_Do_You_Know_the_Real_PETA_and_HSUS.pdf
1. Were you aware that John Goodwin had previously been told by a judge that he could not be an expert witness on dog fighting because he had no training in animal physiology or law enforcement. Also because he had no formal education and had not finished high school and told the judge he learned about dog fighting by reading books on the subject. This was in 2006. We can provide the transcripts if needed. But he is the head of the HSUS fighting division.
2. Is the AG office aware that a non-law enforcement party, Desiree Bender, interrogated a minor child outside the presence of their parents and a lawyer? Desiree Bender is the HSUS head in Arkansas. The animal enforcement laws in Arizona give humane society's authority to investigate. BUT she works for the Humane Society of the United States. Does a lobbyist group fit the definition of humane society as they do not operate shelters or physical humane societies? With that said does she have the authority to investigate or interfere with an investigation on behalf of law enforcement? And if so what is the law on jurisdiction as she is from Arkansas.
3. The couple was found not guilty,but most of their animals are already gone but what is to become of the ones who are still alive and have been spayed or neutered and adopted. Will the state push for those animals to be returned?
4. Are you aware of a similar trial in October of Guy and Floyd Boudreaux where 56 of their pets where killed 3 years earlier and where also found not guilty. They where called the biggest dog fighting breeders by the HSUS who also stated the same about the Pima County couple.
5. Will there be an investigation into whether or not these people were qualified to provide law enforcement with assistance and if anyone had done homework on the people they where using as experts. Background checks ect. As at least one has a criminal history involving terrorist activity. Or if anyone saw a conflict of interest in a group who is against breeding animals helping investigate an animal breeder.
You should know that John P. Goodwin is a known domestic terrorist, having worked for the Animal Liberation Front, a radical group which carried out fires and bombings of research facilities and other "evil animal abusers." In several of these incidents people died and Goodwin who was their spokesman at the time was quoted having said he was "thrilled" about the outcome of one such incident. Furthermore he never graduated high school and was thrown out of cases in Arizona most recently when his status as an "expert" witness was challenged. He has stated under oath that all he knows about dog fighting he learned from books.
Not to mention similar raids in other states have garnered much publicity for the HSUS with little truth or results to show for it. For example Guy and Floyd Boudreaux in Louisiana were raided 3 years ago. The HSUS and Goodwin called them "dogfighting king pins." 56 dogs including puppies and pregnant females were killed by order of the HSUS. However, three years of stalling later and the HSUS alongside the prosecutor looked incredibly stupid when the judge dismissed the case and acquitted the son and father stating there was no real evidence that they ever did anything outside loving and raising these animals.
In Arizona 3 homes were raided earlier this year. The home with the most dogs, that of Emily Dennis and Mahon Patrick yielded a large number of dogs. However, when they saw their day in court again their was little to no evidence and the couple was acquitted, but their dogs were already largely dead.
The HSUS is mainly concerned with the killing and eventual extinction of the American Pit Bull Terrier. They are leading a witch hunt for dog breeders who may or may not have ever fought dogs. Prior to the late 1980's dog fighting was legal and many older dog breeders will tell you they did participate, but that after it was made illegal they turned to such competitions as conformation and weight pull. These dog breeders did this because they loved their dogs and changed with the times in order to keep them from being brutally killed. Time has shown us though that the HSUS can successfully kill all your dogs without evidence against you.
Please, if you have any heart at all write a story demanding that these dogs not be killed until a trial has actually deemed them fighting dogs- at the very least. The recent past has shown that these raids are executed entirely in order to kill the dogs and once that is accomplished the local authorities are left holding the bag only to find out that all the "evidence" Mr. Gooodwin told them would make a great case is no more than every day dog owning equipment and hearsay.
If you are interested in court transcripts from prior cases or other detailed information please email research@stop-bsl.com
Below are some different blogs which all have information regarding different raids the HSUS has executed and the end result they had.
http://whyhsuslies.blogspot.com/
http://therealpitbullblog.blogspot.c...edbut-his.html
http://bluedogstate.blogspot.com/
http://www.stop-bsl.com/blog/unitedbark.html