Recently, our legal system has seen more concentrated change in how animal fighting is dealt with than any prior point in the history of the United States of America. Join David B. Rosengard, Animal Legal Defense Fund Managing Attorney and Kathleen Wood, Animal Legal Defense Fund Staff Attorney to discuss these developments—and the potential they have to advance the legal position not only of fought animals, but all victims of animal cruelty.
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Resources
- Animal Law Academy Webinar: Animal Fighting in the United States: Myth and Reality
- Animal Fighting: State Laws
- Animal Fighting: Federal Laws
- Laws Against Animal Fighting Paraphernalia
- Take Action: Support Stronger Penalties for Animal Fighting
- Identifying Signs of Dogfighting
- Case Study: Animal Fighting Craig Boyd
- Animal Fighting Facts
- Hernández-Gotay v. United States, 985 F.3d 71 (2021) (PDF)
- Section 644:8-a – Exhibitions of Fighting Animals
- Texas Attorney General Letter Opinion No. 94-071
- Congress Moves to Ban Cockfighting in US Territories
- Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz v. United States
- The Prosecution of Michael Vick: Of Dogfighting, Depravity,
- Dual Sovereignty, and “A Clockwork Orange”
- Lessons Learned: Acting as Guardian/Special Master in the Bad Newz Kennels Case
- USA v. Anthony Gaines case
- Matter of Agustin ORTEGA-LOPEZ Decision
- Matter of Agustin ORTEGA-LOPEZ Amicus(PDF)
- Animal Fighting in the United States: Emergent Legal Trends – PPT Presentation (PDF)
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David B. Rosengard
Managing Attorney -
Kathleen Wood
Senior Staff Attorney
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