November 2, 2009
End Dogfighting
Campaign tackles urban dogfighting
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Sean Moore is a one of our key anti-dogfighting advocates. Saverio Truglia
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Agility training funnels the dogs' energy into positive activities. Jeff Jenkins
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In Atlanta, PBTT members are forming strong bonds. Ralph Hawthorne
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Dogs learn patience at the Atlanta PBTT classes. Ralph Hawthorne
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Humane education classes cast pit bulls as friends, not fighters. The HSUS
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The End Dogfighting program brings pit bulls into the family. Ralph Hawthorne
Street dogfighting is rampant in our cities, perpetuating animal cruelty, violence, and crime. It causes horrible animal suffering and desensitizes young people to cruelty.
In this underground world, whoever has the toughest pit bull is the winner—and the dogs and our communities are the losers.
The HSUS is on the front lines, offering a new grassroots preventative method for cities to tackle street dogfighting.
In 2006, The HSUS launched its city-wide pilot program to stop street dogfighting, End Dogfighting in Chicago. The program uses innovative and proven community outreach methods to change attitudes and actions.
Because of its success, End Dogfighting expanded to Atlanta in 2008, and will soon launch in Philadelphia. Recently, a local Milwaukee non-profit launched End Dogfighting in Milwaukee, modeled after The HSUS' program.
Several elements contribute to the efficacy of End Dogfighting:
Learn more about End Dogfighting in Chicago.
Learn more about End Dogfighting in Atlanta.
For more information on getting involved with an End Dogfighting program in Chicago or Atlanta, contact Laurie Maxwell. Don't live in one of these cities? Learn how you can bring End Dogfighting to your city.