DOG FIGHTING RESCUE

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IF YOU LOVE A DOG AND CAN’T IMAGINE HIM OR HER SUFFERING, please join me, Adam, and our Ohio-born dog Morty by standing together against dog fighting!

HELP US RAISE $10,000!

Last week, Ohio's Capital Area Humane Society in partnership with Columbus Police and the ASPCA SEIZED 45 DOGS after a 15 month-long dog fighting investigation. Five men have been charged with FELONY DOG FIGHTING in the LARGEST DOG FIGHTING CASE they have ever taken on.

Adam and I became supporters of the Capital Area Humane Society when we moved to Columbus, Ohio in 2007, where we adopted Morty (aka “Schmorto” aka “Gordo” aka “Bort”) from a local shelter.

The Capital Area Humane Society now has the onerous task of caring for and rehabilitating these 45 rescued dogs while they remain in their custody as evidence for the criminal investigation. They hope to rehabilitate and re-home as many of these dogs as possible.

Executive Director, Rachel Finney, estimates that it WILL COST $100,000 to care for these 45 dogs. Adam and I just donated $10,000 toward their effort, but we want to do even more. And that’s where we NEED YOUR HELP!

PLEASE CHIP IN TODAY with a DONATION OF $100 OR MORE to help us reach our goal of a $10,000 donation to fund Capital Area Humane Society's cruelty investigations program.

We have been so impressed by Capital Area’s Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit who investigate more than 6,000 reports of animal cruelty, neglect and abuse each year and whose “animal cops” put their lives at risk to save animals. Remarkably, more than 95% of the cases filed by the Capital Area Humane Society result in conviction. Let's make this one another successful conviction!

Why Dog Fighting Sucks:

Dog fighting is one of the most heinous forms of animal cruelty. Although dog fighting is a felony in all 50 states, it continues to occur in every part of the country and in every type of community. Fights can happen in a variety of locations ranging from back alleys to carefully-staged enterprises. Fighting dogs are typically raised in isolation, so they spend most of their lives on short, heavy chains. They are regularly conditioned for fighting through the use of drugs to enhance muscle mass and encourage aggressiveness. Fights typically take place in a small pit designed to contain the animals. Fights can last just a few minutes or several hours, and both animals may suffer injuries including puncture wounds, lacerations, blood loss, crushing injuries and broken bones. Although fights are not usually to the death, many dogs succumb to their injuries later, and losing dogs are often discarded, killed or brutally executed as part of the “sport.” Dog fighting is often associated with other forms of criminal activity including illegal gambling and possession of drugs and firearms. By the ASPCA’s estimate, there are tens of thousands of dog fighters in the U.S., forcing hundreds of thousands of dogs to train, fight, and suffer every year.