Target: Ramon Batista, Chief of Santa Monica Police Department
Goal: Investigate drop-off of abused bait dog at local animal shelter.
Federal authorities rescued 120 canines from an alleged dog fighting ring in South Carolina. A Florida dog fighting ring raid led to the rescue of over 100 dogs. And in the stunning Missouri 500 case, 500-plus dogs were saved in the nation’s largest dog fighting investigation. While each of these high-profile cases grabbed headlines, every day countless innocent animals fall through the cracks. The story of Olive, a rescue dog saved from a high-kill animal shelter in California, is one tragic case in point.
Olive’s condition upon her initial arrive at the animal shelter indicated a history of horrific abuse, including signs of a serious jaw injury. More disturbing still, Olive was lactating, but no puppies were dropped off at the shelter alongside her. Upon examination, caretakers theorized that Olive had been a frequent subject of breeding. And the filed-down state of her teeth also pointed to Olive’s likely status as a so-called bait dog. Such dogs are the often-forgotten victims of dog fighting. They are kept defenseless and vulnerable so that they cannot fight back against larger and more aggressive dogs. Criminals involved in dog fighting operations use these dogs to “train” dogs intended for dog fighting. Bait dogs are essentially sacrificial lambs in the transformation of fighting dogs into killers. They deserve justice too, one forgotten animal at a time.
Sign the petition below to ensure Olive is not forgotten.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Chief Batista,
Sandy Dog Rescue, a non-profit animal rescue, recently came upon a heartbreaking case involving a lactating dog that was dropped off at a high-kill animal shelter, minus her litter of puppies. Olive’s condition stirred the emotions of individuals who have likely witnessed all manner of atrocities committed against living beings. She bore the scars of serious past injuries and the signs of unchecked breeding. More disturbing still, she checked off the boxes of a bait dog: an animal basically “fed” by dog fighting rings to dogs weaponized as aggressive fighters.
Rest assured that Olive is likely not the only victim. Please investigate her case and identify the perpetrators responsible for this horrendous and chronic abuse. Do not let cruel dog fighting thrive in your community.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Augustus Binu
Dog fighting scum should be hanged, filthy waste of human skin the lot of them
There are few crimes as hateful as dogfighting. They waste so many souls for their much loved money. I feel anyone connected to dogfighting needs to be made to hurt constantly until they are put to death. This is what they did and do to animals. It needs to be done to them. This supposed sport must end and the only way to do so is physically and in other ways hurt those involved. Take their home, cars, savings accounts. Throw them in prison until time for their deaths. However, their time in prison needs to be so hurtful they pray for death. Each and every person involved needs to meet this end in this manner. Then this horror would finally stop!
Ok come on humans find a way to make money WITHOUT dog fighting or harming any innocent animals!!!
WORTHLESS PIECE OF TRASH HUMANS TO DO THIS TO ANIMALS!!!!
This is appalling. These people deserve the highest punishment possible. They are worthless, lowest of the low to do this to innocent puppies and being involved in dog fighting. There needs to be a clampdown on this terrible activity. Send them all to prison and throw away the keys.