Wednesday, October 14, 2009

No fight in house.

Let us give thanks to the California's Legislators, the State Lawmakers, and the Governor.

Bill #318 has passed.

This law, if used right, will really help fight illegal dog fighting.

I wrote on this in an earlier post. It is a forfeiture law - get caught dogfighting on your property = you lose your property. Then the money goes to the doggie groups that helped.

Someone smart thought this one up. Governments have been trying to find a better way to get rid of dog fighting, this one might work. (I was, and still am, for legalizing casinos so that gamblers will have a better place to play - but writing in that they have to bar all animals from their property. Handicapped assistance dogs allowed where required to be allowed, of course.)

There are more problems with dog fighting than just the dog fights themselves. It has become organized crime. And as Vick found out, it has become a federal crime.

Once you learn how, playing cards is more fun anyway.
Bill #318:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_318&sess=CUR&house=B&author=calderon