Archive for December, 2008

Animal Seizure and Forfeiture Laws

Posted in Personal Experiences, The Problem... on December 30th, 2008

After the acquittals of the Boudreaux family and Mahlon Patrick, I read several posts expressing the opinion that the goal of the Humane Society of the United States is to seize and kill the breeding stock of the prominent dog fighting bloodlines.  While I am no fan of the HSUS and their approach to combating dog fighting, I find it hard to believe that those in charge of this organization are that evil.  

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How did I miss this?

Posted in Personal Experiences, In the media, The Problem... on December 26th, 2008

Unfortunately, sometime last October I stopped blogging.  I believe the lull began with the holiday season, was aided in early 2008 with a renewed focus on my real estate business, and probably continued throughout the year after I was sued for $10 million over one of my postings.  Thankfully the case against me was dismissed! Read the rest »

Why so few convictions?

Posted in Personal Experiences, In the media, The Problem... on December 8th, 2008

After the recent acquittals in Tuscon and Louisiana I began to think back on my time on the Animal Abuse Control Team, as well as a law enforcement officer in general, and what is strikingly missing from the blogs I am reading related to these two cases is any discussion about the criminal justice “system”.

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