Villette, I hope you don't mind me copying this post for all yorkie talkers.....
To all Yorkie Talkers out there: Please take a few minutes to sign this petition.. Dog fighting is NOT the poor animals fault- these dogs are being absolutely tortured and eventually put down(if they aren't killed first in the fighting). We need to make a very strong stand against this and the more of us that unite together- the more our voices might be heard!!! Thank you to each and every one that will sign this!! Many,many dogs will thank you!
Please sign this to get Michael Vick OUT OF FOOTBALL -
https://community.hsus.org/humane/no...er_id=11740930
in case people don't know - he's being indicted on Charges for disgusting and cruel Pitt Bull Fights
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Federal prosecutors filed a document earlier this month that detailed a dog fighting operation known as ?Bad Newz Kennels? run out of NFL Player Michael Vick's property
The outfit conducted dog fights from 2002 to 2007 with people from several other states and sometimes killed the losing dogs by electrocution, shooting, strangulation or drowning, according to the document, which did not name any of the suspected participants.
At the start, authorities seized 66 dogs, including 55 pit bulls, and equipment commonly used in dogfighting. About half the dogs were tethered to car axles with heavy chains that allowed the dogs to get close to each other, but not to have contac, an arrangement typical for fighting dogs, according to the search warrant affidavit.
The indictment said dogfights were held at the Virginia property and dog owners brought animals from six states, including New York and Texas.
In a search warrant executed July 6, the government said the fights usually occurred late at night or in the early morning and would last several hours.
Before fights, participating dogs of the same sex would be weighed and bathed, according to the filings. Opposing dogs would be washed to remove any poison or narcotic placed on the dog's coat that could affect the other dog's performance.
Sometimes, dogs weren't fed to "make it more hungry for the other dog," it said