Pretty good news on animal fighting

[SarahMB]

House passes animal fighting bill

[gibbrishclown]

OMG LOL I was just about to come post this on that other thread!

Update: Great news!!! The Senate passed the bill and (per an email a friend of mine got from HSUS) the Pres. is expected to sign it!

"After an almost six-year battle, the U.S. Congress has passed tough new legislation to crack down on organized dogfighting and cockfighting. Tonight, the U.S. Senate approved by unanimous consent a bill, H.R. 137, providing felony-level penalties for interstate and foreign animal fighting activities, and outlawing commerce in cockfighting weapons. The House passed the measure on March 26 by a vote of 368-39. The bill will now be sent to President Bush for his signature."

link: http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publi...l_fighting.html

Thanks to all who took the time to contact their legislators about this important bill.

[SarahMB]

Whoops, sorry, I never saw that other thread!

[gibbrishclown]

Nothing to be sorry for at all! It's been buried for a while! I'm glad you started some thing new and fresh

[tmlowe5704]

cockfighting is still rampant down here and will still continue

[gibbrishclown]

cockfighting is still rampant down here and will still continue

Yeah, so is rape and murder, incest and child molestation, meth amphetamine and heroine... hopefully now these laws will be enforced, and violators PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW!

[Jay_Bunny]

I'm glad there will be harsher punishments now.

[gibbrishclown]

Federal!