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		<title>Quick Post about the Humane Society of the United States</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have read this blog for more than a day you know how I feel about the Humane Society of the United States. The fact the organization takes in millions of dollars in contributions and does nothing to help dogs really ticks me off. But I&#8217;m not the only one&#8230; There is a group [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have read this blog for more than a day you know how I feel about the Humane Society of the United States. The fact the organization <a href="http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/mining_the_mother_lode/" target="_blank">takes in millions of dollars in contributions</a> and <a href="http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/less_than_one-half_of_one_percent/" target="_blank">does nothing to help dogs</a> really ticks me off.</p>
<p>But I&#8217;m not the only one&#8230;</p>
<p>There is a group called, <a href="http://humanewatch.org/" target="_blank">Humane Watch</a>. You can visit their website to learn more about the HSUS and their practices.</p>
<p>You decide, are they are really helping animals?</p>
<p>Until Next Time,<br />
Jason Mann<a href="http://www.pitbulllovers.com"><br />
The Most Complete Pit Bull Website Online</a></p>
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		<title>Pit Bulls and Dog Fighting: The HSUS and ASPCA Over Step Their Authority</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pit Bulls and Dog Fighting Busts: Animal Right Agencies Over Step their Authority From Jason Mann &#38; PitBullLovers.com February 11th 2009 Dear Friend and Fellow Pit Bull Terrier Fancier, I am writing you today to request that you withdraw all support for the ASPCA and HSUS. If you are donating money to these organizations please, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pit Bulls and Dog Fighting Busts: Animal Right Agencies Over Step their Authority<br />
From Jason Mann &amp; PitBullLovers.com<br />
February 11th 2009</p>
<p>Dear Friend and Fellow Pit Bull Terrier Fancier,</p>
<p>I am writing you today to request that you withdraw all support for the ASPCA and HSUS. If you are donating money to these organizations please, for the love of our breed, stop right now.</p>
<p>There are many Pit Bull owners and animal lovers out there who willing support this organizations thinking they are doing &#8220;good works.&#8221; Sadly, these organizations are doing anything but &#8220;good works&#8221; in regards to our breed.</p>
<p>The HSUS has taken it upon itself to become an animal police force when in reality they do <strong>not have any legal authority </strong>to take the actions they are taking in regards to Pit Bull owners and their dogs.</p>
<p>With shows like Animal Cops and Miami Animal Police they are telling the viewer they are law enforcement. This is <strong>not true.</strong> In fact they do not have any legal authority at all.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at a few cases where the HSUS stepped in and helped the animals.</p>
<p>Case #1: Floyd Boudreaux</p>
<p>Notorious dog fighter or victim? Actually he is both. He openly admits to fighting his dogs in the early days, <strong>when it was legal. </strong>Now though he is a famous APBT breeder and his dogs are from some of the best game dog lines out there.</p>
<p>Victim? Yes. Last year Floyd spent time in jail on dog fighting charges. Those charges were dropped due to the fact the authorities <strong>created false evidence.</strong> Evidence which was used to secure a warrant to raid his home and steal his dogs.</p>
<p>How many of his 50 plus dogs were re-homed? None. They were all put to sleep. Even the puppies. Why? No one really has given me a straight answer on this and I have asked the Louisiana ASPCA without a reply.</p>
<p>So Mr. Boudreaux and his son lose their dogs, whom they loved, are jailed and after the HSUS and law enforcement can&#8217;t make a case they are aquitted. It doesn&#8217;t matter, the damage is done, and the HSUS succeeded in smearing the name of a American Pit Bull Terrier fancier and steward of the breed for longer than I have been alive.</p>
<p>Case #2: Joe Woodall</p>
<p>Joe emailed me the other day and told me his story. I think it is important to share his experience here because from what I gather this is just another HSUS/ASPCA scam to steal people&#8217;s dogs and kill them without having to answer for their actions.</p>
<p>Mr. Woodall is fighting to get his dogs back but here is the rub. They were <strong>never charged with any dog fighting crimes</strong> but that is why their dogs were stolen.</p>
<p>There are many aspects to these two cases that bother me. First and foremost is lack of real evidence <strong>before</strong> the animal right organizations storm people&#8217;s homes. Second, why are law enforcement agencies allowing dogs to be taken, re-homed, or killed <strong>before anyone is charged with anything!?</strong></p>
<p>My friend this is theft. Plain and simple. If I came to your home and said, &#8220;You know I think you are a dog fighter. I am taking your dogs.&#8221; Then I take your dogs, kill them, or sell them to new homes, would that be right?</p>
<p>No, it would be theft.</p>
<p><strong>The HSUS and the ASPCA are theives who are profiting from illegal seizures of perfectly healthy animals who are well cared for and loved.</p>
<p></strong>Let&#8217;s not kid ourselves. No one is a perfect angel. We all make mistakes, we all have our demons, we all have our hang ups. However that does not give the HSUS or ASPCA the right to come into a persons home, steal their property (their dogs), and sell them (adoption fees = selling a dog) or kill their dogs.</p>
<p>Even if someone is fighting their dogs it is still not right to steal their dogs and kill them because they say they can&#8217;t rehome them due to the fact they were used for fighting. Fighting dogs, by nature and a rule, are excellent dogs with people. And for all those lovey dovey, wishy, washy, why can&#8217;t we all get along, short bus types, who cares of a dog is dog aggressive! It doesn&#8217;t make a difference one in the grand scheme of our breed.</p>
<p>American Pit Bull Terriers are noble canines that deserve our respect and our love. Not our hate and contempt. Allowing anyone to come in and say, &#8220;Well you have a Pit Bull, we are going to take them now without any reason whatsoever and kill them because well, they are fighting dogs.&#8221; Is stupid and <strong>it must stop right now.<br />
</strong><br />
I will end this post by saying this. I am not a supporter of dog fighting. I hate it. It is a dead activity that does not belong in our society. However, I have more contempt for power hungry, law breaking, evil people like John Goodwin of the HSUS and organizations like the ASPCA than I do for dog fighters.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s right, these organizations are lower than the lowest animal abuser on this earth. These organizations abuse <strong>thousands</strong> of animals per day. They kill innoncent dogs and drive good people into the ground and criminalize them without ever bringing real proof they are in fact criminals. They ruin people&#8217;s good names and then they ask you for money to help support more of these actions.</p>
<p>As I said at the beginning of this post. If you donate to the HSUS or the ASPCA or both, <strong>stop right now.</p>
<p></strong>Best Regards,<br />
Jason, Angel, Honey and Patch<a href="http://www.pitbulllovers.com"><br />
The Most Complete Pit Bull Website Online</a></p>
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		<title>Every Pit Bull Owner Needs to Read This</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This entry will be short. I wanted to share a serious of reports by the Center for Consumer Freedom with you today. You can download them at the following website: Center for Consumer Freedom 7 Things You Didn&#8217;t Know about the HSUS. Thank you for reading. Jason Mann]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This entry will be short. I wanted to share a serious of reports by the Center for Consumer Freedom with you today.</p>
<p>You can download them at the following website:<br />
<a href="http://www.ConsumerFreedom.com" target="_self"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/headline/3747" target="_blank">Center for Consumer Freedom 7 Things You Didn&#8217;t Know about the HSUS.<br />
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Thank you for reading.</p>
<p>Jason Mann</p>
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		<title>Signs of Dog Fighting &#8211; Hitting a New Low</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A subscriber to my newsletter, The Pit Bull Lovers Gazette emailed me from Australia with some items that you can find on their new, &#8220;Signs of Dog Fighting&#8221; list. Law makers are hitting a new low down under and frankly they are hitting them here in the States as well. The absurd signs include: 1. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A subscriber to my newsletter, <a href="http://www.pitbulllovers.com/pit-bull-lover-gazette.html" target="_blank">The Pit Bull Lovers Gazette</a> emailed me from Australia with some items that you can find on their new, &#8220;Signs of Dog Fighting&#8221; list. Law makers are hitting a new low down under and frankly they are hitting them here in the States as well.</p>
<p>The absurd signs include:<strong><br />
1. Spring poles. (there&#8217;s talk of fining anyone found with a spring pole)</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. Tread mills.</strong></p>
<p><strong>3. Black kongs.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Ridiculous? I believe people pushing these insane &#8220;signs of dog fighting&#8221; lists are well, mentally challenged. Honestly, you&#8217;re going to call someone a dog fighter for having a widely popular dog toy (Black Kong). If it were not serious this would border on hysterical. But it is not funny. It is a serious problem when idiots make these lists.</p>
<p>The Humane Society of the United States and the puke, Wayne <span class="teaser">Pacelle who is the HSUS president also have a ridiculous list. Not only do they include treadmills on the list (watch out Cesar Milan!) they include many other <strong>common</strong> things Pit Bull owners have. Like, oh, more than one.</span></p>
<p>A direct quote for the HSUS web site reads, <em>&#8220;</em><em>Dogfighting training equipment such as rawhide or tires hanging from trees (that dogs jump up and grab onto) or treadmills.&#8221;<br />
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<p>Quote taken from &#8211; <a href="http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/is_there_dogfighting_in_your.html" target="_blank">The HSUS website</a></p>
<p>Folks, the HSUS and other organizations like them are out to take your dogs and they are using the issue of dog fighting to do as they please to Pit Bull owners.</p>
<p>Take the infamous Floyd Bourdeox for example. Authorities flew over his property and said they saw &#8220;treadmills and fighting pits.&#8221; They used this <strong>false information</strong> to obtain a warrant and raid his home.</p>
<p>The HSUS helped with this raid. The Louisana SPCA confiscated (stole!) all 57 of his dogs and put them to sleep. Floyd Bourdeox was <strong>acquitted of all charges</strong> because (A) the authorities used false information to obtain a warrant (no treadmills or fighting pits were found) and (B) since allt he dogs were killed, they had no proof these dogs were being used for fighting (I highly doubt they were).</p>
<p>So what happened there? The HSUS and knuckle head authorities (including the Homeland of Security!) raided a 74 year old man&#8217;s home. Took all of his dogs, killed them, pressed charges, those charges never stuck, and now what?</p>
<p>The HSUS called him the &#8220;GodFather of Dog Fighting.&#8221; Floyd did fight dogs <strong>when it was legal.</strong> That doesn&#8217;t make it right, that makes it, legal. This, like most of the raids on &#8220;dog fighters&#8221; is nothing more than an anti-pit bull breeder program.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey, You have 10 dogs on tie outs in your yard, You&#8217;re a dog fighter!&#8221;  &#8211; According the HSUS you are fighting dogs.</p>
<p>Keeping in mind if you are a Pit Bull owner, have more than one, own a spring pole or treadmill, and you tie your dogs out you <strong>will be targeted</strong> by some agency eventually.</p>
<p>Just in case people are not already brain-washed enough by the HSUS anti-Pit Bull propraganda they offer a $5,000 reward to anyone providing information on a dog fighting operation that leads to a conviction.</p>
<p>Directly from the HSUS site &#8211; <em>&#8220;The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) offers a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in dogfighting or cockfighting.</em><em>&#8220;</em></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t want you to take my word for it, check out the HSUS &#8220;Signs of Dog Fighting&#8221; page yourself and read how completely ridiculous most (almost all) of them are. They &#8220;signs of dog fighting&#8221; are at the bottom of the page.<br />
<a href="http://www.hsus.org/acf/fighting/dogfight/what_you_can_do.html" target="_blank"></p>
<p>http://www.hsus.org/acf/fighting/dogfight/what_you_can_do.html</a></p>
<p>Folks, these people are out of their minds and are on a mission to end <strong>pit bull ownership forever.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>If you ever supported HSUS or PETA or the ASPCA, <strong>STOP RIGHT NOW.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>All you are doing is helping them take your dog, my dog, and countless of Pit Bulls from owners around the nation.</p>
<p>Tell others, spread the word about these hate mongering idiots and their anti-pit bull agenda. After all, many people think the HSUS, PETA and the ASPCA are &#8220;friends&#8221; of animals. They are <strong>not.</strong> Unless you consider someone who would steal from you, kill your animals, and step on your rights a friend that is.</p>
<p>Until Next Time,<br />
Jason &#8220;I don&#8217;t care who you are, you ain&#8217;t stepping on me&#8221; Mann and his American Pit Bull Terriers Angel, CGC/CTD and Honey<a href="http://www.pitbulllovers.com" target="_blank"><br />
The Most Complete Pit Bull Web Site Online</a></p>
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		<title>Pit Bull Owners Submit to Defeat&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyday I receive an email or two that go something like this&#8230; &#8220;I understand what you are saying about BSL Jason but you know, I would rather have to register my dog in a database and spay/neuter my dog and keep them in a muzzle while in public than to have them totally banned. I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyday I receive an email or two that go something like this&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;I understand what you are saying about BSL Jason but you know, I would rather have to register my dog in a database and spay/neuter my dog and keep them in a muzzle while in public than to have them totally banned. I mean, if that&#8217;s what it takes to keep my dog, then I&#8217;ll do it.&#8221;</p>
<p>When I read emails like these I get a sick feeling in my stomach. In our country  we have the right to say, &#8220;uh, no, I don&#8217;t think so.&#8221; We have the right to take a stand against issues that get in the way of our pursuit of happiness and our right to own property and many more rights that anti-pit bull/dog laws try to take away.</p>
<p>Why anyone would say, &#8220;If I have to muzzle my dog while out in public to keep them then I will do it!&#8221; is beyond me.</p>
<p>This defeated attitude sickens me. This attitude that people are okay with having to alter their animals by force, muzzle their dogs, put them on short 2-3 foot leashes, kennel them while outside, is disgusting.</p>
<p>If you are okay with someone saying, &#8220;We know what&#8217;s best for you.&#8221; Then you need to move to China or some other country that forces laws down people&#8217;s throats for no reason at all. I know what is best for me. I am a responsible, law abiding, adult. I know what is best for my animals as well. For some legislator to try and step in and play Super Nanny is ridiculous.</p>
<p>It is not okay to say, &#8220;I&#8217;ll will do it if it ,means I can keep my dog.&#8221; Sure, you keep your dog, but at what cost? It is not healthy for your dog, it is not healthy for you, and it certainly doesn&#8217;t help anything because those irresponsible people that are already not abiding by the current laws will not abide by these new ones and it will not stop a thing.</p>
<p>Laying down and letting people walk on you is never okay. Be it the government or a local bully. It is <strong>not okay to give up, quit, and accept defeat</strong> when it is <strong>your rights that are being stepped on</strong>.</p>
<p>Our actions affect everyone. If I lay down and say, &#8220;Well I guess muzzling is better than not having my dog&#8221; that opens the door for other cities and states to trample on the rights of their citizens.</p>
<p>We are in a fight. Whether you want to believe it or not, it&#8217;s true. Look around. Search for &#8220;Pit Bulls&#8221; on the web and see what pops up. Check out the HSUS web site, go to PETA&#8217;s site, hang out for more than a moment and you will start to see this anti-pitbull/dog attitude all over their sites.</p>
<p>You will see that these organizations are writing thousands of press releases about Pit Bulls and how to stop Dog fighting etc&#8230; Dog fighting is their gateway into the world of Pit Bulls. They say, &#8220;We want to stop dog fighting!&#8221; But that is not all they want to stop. They want to stop Pit Bull ownership. For over 20 years the HSUS as slowly built up the idea that PIt Bull owners are criminals and drug dealers, thugs and lower income people. They have smeared the names of hundreds of Pit Bull owners based on nothing more than an idea.</p>
<p>If you really think that submitting, letting them tell you that muzzling or mandatory spay/neuter is so much better than a total ban, then you need to wake up. Like right now.</p>
<p>A few web sites you should check out are:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.doggiedefenders.com" target="_blank">http://www.doggiedefenders.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.americancaninefoundation.com/" target="_blank">http://www.americancaninefoundation.com/</a></p>
<p>Until Next Time,<br />
Jason, Angel CGC/CTD, Honey and Patch CGC<br />
<a href="http://www.PitBullLovers.com" target="_blank">The Most Complete Pit Bull Web Site Online</a></p>
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