Anti Dogfighting

One of my interests has always been animals.  When I was a child, I always wanted a dog, a cat, a gerbil anything I couldn't have.  We did have a dog when I was very young and again when I was in highschool.  We almost had a dog in-between when my brother and I brought home an injured dog and wanted to keep it.  Of course we couldn't and off it went to either the animal shelter or the SPCA.  I wonder sometimes what happened to "Butch" that shepherd mix. I hope he was adopted but I'll never know. Now as an adult, I know the odds were stacked against him finding a home.  He was a large black and tan dog with a bum back leg and a mature adult.  I wonder if those events - not having a pet, loving animals and having to take a stray to the shelter is what helped form my devotion towards rescue. 

 

I have become part of the Virginia Anti Dogfighting Coalition and through rescue associations, our group has become involved with multiple other groups working on new animal fighting legislation.  We have been working hard in the past few weeks to produce viable drafts to present to the legislature this session.  Working with other VA groups as well as the HSUS has been a very rewarding experience. I hope that we can make a difference in VA for the dogs.