Dog Fighting needs to End!

2. Dog Fighting needs to End!

8. Dog Fighting is a Cruel blood sport where dogs Are forced to Fight each other just for the greed of humans. We have turned these innocent Dogs into fighting machines

13. I Never knew what Love was

14. I was chained To a fence my whole life

15. I was starved so I Would fight

16. I was forced To Fight So My Owner would get Money, I always wanted to Please you so I fought for you

17. I Never wanted to fight All I wanted was to Be loved

18. If we didn’t win the match We would sometimes Be shot, drowned, electrocuted Or just left to starve and die

19. I Always Lived in Fear Wondering if My life would end today

20. For Some of us, Help Came too Late

21. As I laid on my side, Taking my last breaths I wonder Of what could have Been…….

22. I never knew love And I would never know Because my life was ended All because of dog fighting

23. I could have been a Great dog if u had Given me a chance…. A chance that I never got

24. I Thought Dog’s Were man’s best friend! But what happened to that?

25. My Name is Fate And I Lost My Life toDog Fighting This is Fate, her lips were torn off when she fought in dog fighting, sadly when Fate went into her third operation for reconstructive surgery she passed away from of the extent of her injuries on December 30th ,2009.

26. For Others, we were Rescued in just a nick of time

27. I was full of relief Knowing That my Suffering Would finally End

28. I would finally be LOVED!

30. Dog Fighting is Illegal in all 50 states in The united states yet people Still fight dogs. Dog Fighting Was outlawed in the united states In 1835 by the parliament in the Humane act of 1835. Dog Fighting Needs to end!

31. It is Estimated by the Humane Society of the United States(HSUS ) that more than 100,000 people are involved in dog fighting

32. The reason pit bulls are mainly Used in dog fighting is because They are very loyal to their Owners and will fight to the Death for them and when pit bulls Fight they don’t bark, growl, snap, They will just sink their jaws Into each other’s flesh and hold on.

33. Many Dogs in dog fighting Die from the extent Of their injuries fighting

34. Hi My Name is Oggy and I’m A Survivor of Dog Fighting I’m Oggy and I was a bait dog in dog fighting. My left side of my head was crushed and so was my jaw and my left ear was torn off. I was left to bleed to death in a cage for almost a week until police found me. I fought to survive because I knew there was something better waiting for me in the future. I now live in my forever loving home with Larry Levin and his wife and their two adopted twin sons. I am very thankful that Larry adopted me and took care of me. I can finally say I am LOVED. If you want to learn more about me, I have a book written about me called Oggy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love By Larry Levin.

35. Hi My name Is Darmah and I’m a Survivor of Dog fighting Survivor I'm Darmah and I survived dog fighting. I lost my front leg from being forced to fight. Now I am working as ambassador to children that have suffered similar losses like me. I have finally found my forever home in Chicago, Illinois. My owner hopes to have me work at ShrinersHospital for Children. I can finally Say I’m Loved!

36. Hi My Name Is Jacob and I’m a Survivor of Dog Fighting Jacob My name is Jacob and I was a fighting dog. I am now happily living in California. I am being trained to become a therapy dog for hospital patients, people that are in nursing homes and school children. I can finally say I am loved!

37. My Dog Patches is also a survivor Of Dog fighting, she was about 8-10 months old when the Dog fighting place was raided. She is Now Loved by everyone.

38. Dog Fighting Needs To End, We need to be their Voices if we want Dog Fighting to End, Help Us Banish Dog fighting for good!!!!

39. Kid Friendly Ways to Help End Dog Fighting -report dog fighting -donate money to the (HSUS or ASPCA) -learn more about dog fighting at these Websites -bring awareness about dog fighting

40. We Need to be Their VOICE To End Dog Fighting!!!!!

41. Sources: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/dogfighting/ (videos) 2. http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/aspca-in-action/sandersville-georgia-february-2010.aspx 3. http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/aspca-in-action/~/media/files/blog/post-images/washington-county-photos-1.jpg?h=450&as=1&w=300 4. http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/aspca-in-action/~/media/files/blog/post-images/washington-county-photos-2.jpg?w=500&h=363&as=1 5. http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/aspca-in-action/~/media/files/fight-animal-cruelty/images-misc-sizes/one-of-the-many-pit-bull-victims.jpg?w=247&h=164&as=1 6. http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/aspca-in-action/~/media/files/fight-animal-cruelty/images-misc-sizes/pregnant-pit-bull.jpg?w=247&h=164&as=1 7.http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/aspca-in-action/~/media/files/fight-animal-cruelty/images-misc-sizes/jakob.jpg?w=250&h=250&as=1h 8. www.Aspca.com 9. http://www.humanesociety.org/ 10.http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1289446928l/8105569.jpg (oggy picture) By Lindsay Waninger N period