Don’t Judge Me By My Owner
I want to thank Shadow for barking this important information to me.
Raleigh, NC: Candlelight vigil Wednesday 3/4 -
SUPPORT CHANGING DOGFIGHTING LAWSRALEIGH, North Carolina ─ Organizers of Wednesday’s candlelight vigil hope lawmakers will enact change to guarantee dogs seized from dog-fighting operations will have the opportunity to be individually evaluated, rather than being automatically deemed `dangerous’ and destroyed.
The vigil will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 at Bicentennial Mall, 16 W. Jones St., in Raleigh, near the North Carolina General Assembly.
The recent mass euthanasia of 145 dogs ─ including about 75 puppies ─ prompted the candlelight vigil, said Laura Gonzo, one of the organizers. The dogs were seized from Wildside Kennels; a North Carolina dog-fighter’s breeding operation. Concerned citizens and representatives of animal rescue groups from across the state are planning to attend.
“We are so thankful that law enforcement and the courts took the crime of dog-fighting seriously and that it lead to a guilty plea by the dog fighter. But people across North Carolina, as well other parts of the country, expressed outrage because none of the dogs or 75 puppies from the dog fighter’s breeding operation were given any opportunity to be evaluated individually and the dogs were all destroyed. We North Carolina humanitarians are calling on the legislature to act to prevent future tragedies,” Gonzo said.
CONTACTS: Barbara Williamson @ barbara@bestfriends.org
John Polis @ johnp@bestfriends.org
Visit Best Friends website to find out all the details of the event, as well as how to contact your local legislators so you can help.
This post is about attending the candlelight vigil to help support a change in law, not about Wildside Kennels and Ed Faron’s guilt or innocence. Once again, I ask that you respect this and do not leave any comments on this post pertaining to that issue. Thank you for your cooperation.
* The handsome fella is Daunte
WHAT A SHAME. THEY EUTHANASIA SOME VERY GOOD DOGS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE OWNER!!! IT WAS NOT THE DOGS FALT THEY HAD STUPID OWNERS.DOGS DONT PICK THERE OWNERS,OWNERS PICK THERE DOGS.AND WHAT THEM OWNERS DID WITH THEM DOG WAS VERY CRUEL.AND THEM POOR DOGS HAD TO PAY WITH THERE LIVES.WHAT A SHAME !!!! PIT BULL OWNER MYSELF..
Lots of dog owners out there who should not be. Not all are cruel as most are just lazy (not exercising or socializing their dogs). Fortunately we now have the tools to efficiently inform as many people than any time before.
I saw this and felt that someone must do something. Shame on the Humane Society for letting this happen, just because the owner of this dispickable kennel [Ed Faron] chose to be an a$#*%@e all of the dogs were murdered. The humane society had the power to stop this and so did the judge, but he didn’t either. It was easier this way.I hope that things change in a hurry. No one cared enough, was it because Ed Faron is not a famous football player? It makes me wonder.
THIS IS SO SAD!
How very sad. We need to speak up for all of the animals. Rotties & Pits are the BAD DOGS, and they are not!!!!!!!! .I have 3 rotties and I love them with all my heart. We had a pitbull years ago and he was a great dog. They get a bad rap because of peoples stupidity!!!!