AR-News: (US CA) Lawmakers look to quash animal fights

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

ANNAPOLIS -- Spectators at illegal dog- and cockfights would be subject to 
criminal penalties under a bill proposed by Del. Charles Boutin, R-Harford. 
Watching such dubious sports encourages them to continue and contributes to 
other illegal activities that tend to follow such fights, according to speakers 
at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday. 
Boutin's bill would making observing animal fights a misdemeanor subject to 
90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, but would make breeding or transporting 
fighting dogs a felony worth three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Arranging 
cockfights, breeding fighting birds or fitting fighting birds with enhancements 
-- knifelike implements called gaffs or slashers or other names -- also would 
be felonies subject to the three-year, $5,000 penalty. 



full story:

http://www.dailytimesonline.com/news/stories/20040126/localnews/294702.html



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not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
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