Animal Cruelty Cases

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Would anyone ever hurt their best friend on purpose? What about man's best friend? Dogs have the highest overall number of animal cruelty cases each year. There have been many laws put in place and movements toward prevention, but it still happens on a daily basis. Dog fighting, dogs used for sports, and animal testing, are all forms of animal cruelty. There are over 40,000 active professional dog fighters in the United states today. In 2014, the DOJ pursued ten dog fighting cases and charged 49 defendants. This is an extremely small step toward progress. The second largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history, had over 400 dogs seized, 13 defendants indicted, sentences as high as eight years, and a restitution order of $2 million …show more content…

"I can't imagine them living in a lab and being exposed to things that caused pain and harm," Fillman said. "The dogs in lab probably think the humans are helping them." Fillman received records of a dog purchased through Covance Research Products, a company criticized by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Records show her dog was tested several times for different types of anesthesia. Dogs in laboratories are being bred on a large scale. These dogs were bred and bored to be experimented …show more content…

DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has helped over 1,500 law enforcement professionals to better detect, investigate, and take action against dog fighting through an online training program developed in partnership with the American Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals. And in 2014, FBI Director James Comey announced a historic change in the identification and reporting of animal cruelty crimes. For the first time, rather than being categorized as miscellaneous offenses, animal cruelty crimes will be distinctly reported as such in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (the FBI's crime statistics database). This change will enable law enforcement, researchers, and policymakers to better understand and respond to these crimes. DOJ has made many steps toward animal cruelty prevention. DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has helped over 1,500 law enforcement professionals to better detect, investigate, and take action against dog fighting through an online training program developed in partnership with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. DOJ designated this Division as the centralized body within DOJ that will help track, coordinate, and work with the U.S. Attorney's Offices on animal cruelty enforcement matters. The

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