Forfeit your House!

There are other laws up for the Governor's signature.

Another from Nava, which would up penalties for dog fighters - I guess it'll get signed.

There is another bill, this one by Calderon, SB 318, which has one of the groups I read posting a lot.

It proposes that if you host illegal dogs fights on your property, then the government can take your property. There have been forfeiture laws like this before, for various crimes, but this one is for dog fighting.

Its key, is that it gives the money from the forfeitures, to humane or rescue groups, motivating those more in the know, to help solve the problem.

It could get rid of a lot of the dog fights. This law has real potential.

This is a real tide-turning bill, and it has passed the Senate and the Assembly of California, it only awaits the signature of Governor Arnold Schwarzneggar.

Why didn't anyone think of this before?

This solves a big problem. How to motive groups to go after dog fighters, so the government doesn't have to. It gives the money from the forfeiture to dog rescue groups who helped.

There is nothing mamly-pambly about this bill. This bill is heroic.

This bill moves and shakes. This is the kind of bill, I'd of expected if a guy had 4 balls instead of two. And it's smart - it brings national groups like HSUS into play to do the work.

Ya know, in time, this could get really interesting.

Click the blue post title to link to the bill.

Also:http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/10/houston-man-forfeits-more-than-1000-rescued-animals-.html

This link is to the case of Joselito Rivera Boado who had over 1,000 animals, mostly birds, at his house in Houston Texas. He is said to have been selling them at swap meets. the punchline here, is that he forfeited his home, to pay for the cost of the rescue. He has 30 days to become homeless.

Remember when Michael Vick payed for the care of his pit bulls? How much? Looks like a lot of bull-headed people are going to start following in his footsteps, not just to the jail, but to the withdrawl counter at the bank.