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If you suspect dogfighting in your own neighborhood
Alert local law enforcement. Urge your local officials to contact The HSUS for practical tools, advice and assistance.
The Humane Society of the United States has a standing reward—recently doubled to $5,000—for information leading to a conviction of illegal dogfighting.
How to Spot Signs of Dogfighting in Your Community
• An inordinate number of pit bulls being kept in one location, especially multiple dogs who are chained and seem unsocialized.
• Dogs with scars on their faces, front legs and stifle area (hind end and thighs).
• Dogfighting training equipment such as:
treadmills used to build dogs' endurance
"break sticks" used to pry apart the jaws of dogs locked in battle tires or "springpoles"
(usually a large spring with rope attached to either end) hanging from tree limbs
• Unusual foot traffic coming and going from a location at odd hours.
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Here are some sites to review for information and ways to help.
Other sites of interest.
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