Voice Your Opinion About Tougher Animal Laws.

It seems that since the arrest, conviction and longer than expected sentence for quarterback Michael Vick, new laws are being introduced to strengthen the animal cruelty laws in all states. Activist are riding the huge wave of national publicity trying to get tougher laws on the books for people who organize and/or watch animal fights. Also to give law enforcement more power to find and arrest them. Virginia has been in the news quite a bit lately starting with the Vick fiasco. Then a huge puppy mill was busted last month. Over a 1,000 dogs were found in cages and deplorable conditions. "The Humane Society estimates that 40,000 people nationwide are involved in organized dog-fighting, with an additional 100,000 people involved at the street level." source: www.hsus.org. In total, they fight more than 250,000 dogs each year. Remember that total. Your voice to your congressman/woman will work. Just email or write and let them know how you feel about the slackness of laws on animal abuse.