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Showing posts with label animal rights. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Michael Vick dog fighting case promotes cause

A national animal rights group is using a high-profile Georgia dog fighting case to promote its cause. The Humane Society of the United States is promoting a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of dog fighters. The group says Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick's guilty plea to dogfighting charges is raising awareness of dog fighting. The case also prompted Georgia lawmakers to toughen state laws on dog fighting.

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