– -This picture is a mild example of dog fighting; most are bloody and sickening.–How are dog fighters adapting to increasing law enforcement against their despicable activities?–By going mobile, in a practice called “trunking”…
…in “trunking,” large cars with spacious trunks are used to stage dog fights while loud music is played to muffle the sounds of the brutality. The vehicle may actually be kept moving while the fighting transpires, then stop. Whichever dog is still alive at that point is the winner, with the dead loser simply tossed to the side of the road. As the entire operation is mobile, it’s difficult for law enforcement to target it and close in.
Animal control officers in Paterson, New Jersey are stepping up enforcement and warning the public about the practice, with arrests having occurred in other states. The Humane Society is offering a $5,000 reward for information on anyone participating in trunking…
– –PETA was talking about taking over a former prison in Virginia and turning it into a Chicken Empathy Museum. – – I swear that I am not making this up! Visitors to the museum would be served faux chicken drumsticks and other vegetarian items, and among other things, could wear weighted
— Pamela Anderson
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– – You’re probably well aware that Bob Barker hosted The Price is Right game show for many years, and is a long time animal rights activist as well, having ended his shows with an admonition to “get your pets spayed or neutered.” The Robot Chicken show on Adult Swim did a cute bit with Barker going about following his retirement, and personally carrying out this mission, even using hedge clippers! <shudders>
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