Tell H & M to remove dogfighting fashions

A petition has been created objecting to H & M Department store's dogfighting hoodie.

According to the petition, "dogfighting is one of the most heinous activities that takes place in our society. It forces what is truly our "best friend" to battle to the death for the "entertainment" of humans, and is not only illegal, but an act of brutality against the humanity of the dogs as well as anyone with a conscience."

The photo was taken at the H&M store at Sugarloaf Mills in Duluth, GA. The hoodie displays the wording "Dogfight in Random Alley" in their window. The petition is beseeching animal lovers to object by signing and sharing this petition.

"Most people view such a bold placement to be a statement of what they find acceptable to their patrons, and the culture and mentality of the store's board of directors and investors. We need to let them know that it is not only UNACCEPTABLE, but that we will not walk through their doors with such an article in that store for sale."

"We also need to look at the big picture here. This is not about just one item for sale. This is about a mindset that sees something like this as acceptable. Innocent dogs lose their lives on a regular basis because of people that deem this acceptable."

Citing boycott as a way to empower messaging,  the petition has been released during the holiday season to raise awareness. "We vote with our dollars friends. The busiest shopping season is upon us. Let H&M feel our outrage by our unwillingness to shop in ANY of their stores nationwide.

As a group, we demand that H&M remove these hoodies from their inventory world wide, destroy them, make a pubic apology, and put their money where their mouth is by contributing a LARGE amount of money to a verifiable Anti-Dogfighting Campaign in the United States."

H & M Sugarloaf Mills
Duluth GA
855-466-7467

H & M Corporate
https://www.hm.com/us/contact
Phone +46 8 796 55 00
Fax +46 8 20 99 19

Communications Director Kristina Stenvinkel +46 8 796 39 08	Investor Relations
Head of Media Relations Katarina Kempe +46 8 5780 85 54

Hideous dogfighting art featured at Guggenheim exhibit

You might call it art, but as a pit bull rescuer and animal activist, I call it cruelty. Featured in the 'Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World' exhibit at New York's Solomon Guggenheim Museum is a purely awful videotape of 8 tortured American Pit Bull Terriers facing each other and forced to run on antiquated treadmills to the point of exhaustion.

The 'artists' Peng Yu and Sun Yuan, known as 'the bad couple of China's art,' are featured in a New York Times article which refers to "the couple’s work at the Guggenheim is one of their less radical pieces. "

"The seven-minute video shows four pairs of American pit bulls tethered to eight wooden treadmills. The camera closes in on the animals as they face each other, running at high speed.

The dogs are prevented from touching one another, a frustrating experience for animals trained to fight. The dogs get wearier and wearier, their muscles more and more prominent, and their mouths increasingly salivate"

You call this cruelty art? And host it here in the United States with a complimentary New York Times piece?

What will be featured in the next 'art' exhibit? Skinning live dogs and boiling them for the citizens of Yulin to munch on? I mean, really. Where does entertainment stop and art begin? What happened to good old-fashioned paintings of dogs playing poker?

Chairman Mao had the right idea with the cultural revolution. These two 'artists' should be harvesting rice and not promoting animal cruelty. To clarify, "In 1958, after China's first Five-Year Plan, Mao called for "grassroots socialism" in order to accelerate his plans for turning China into a modern industrialized state. In this spirit, Mao launched the Great Leap Forward, established People's Communes in the countryside, and began the mass mobilization of the people into collectives. Many communities were assigned production of a single commodity—steel. Mao vowed to increase agricultural production to twice 1957 levels.^"



If this is art, then you can have it.



Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128-0173
212 423 3500

COLLECTIONS
General Inquiries
collections@guggenheim.org

HSUS needs rescuers to help with monster dog raid

One of the biggest dog raids in history has netted nearly 400 dogs and the Humane Society is asking for help.

"After assisting in the rescue of nearly 400 dogs from multiple dogfighting operations in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, The Humane Society of the United States is now providing around-the-clock care to the animals at its shelter in an undisclosed location."

The criminal activity associated with Spindletop 'refuge' a little over a year ago has proved that these big raids can have a positive outcome. "When these dogs are released by the court and able to move on to the next stage of their lives, The HSUS will need help from other rescue groups and shelters around the country. 

We are seeking groups to join our Dogfighting Rescue Coalition, to help find these deserving dogs new homes. Groups from all across the country can possibly help rehabilitate and rehome these dogs. Working with our partners in this coalition, The HSUS has a uniquely high success rate at adopting dogs rescued from fighting. More info at: http://www.humanesociety.org/drc."

HSUS director stated 'these dogs' lives changed overnight' after "a three-year investigation of these alleged dogfighters led to Friday’s series of interventions. Police in Auburn, Alabama started the investigation, with HSUS experts participating every step of the way, though the case was ultimately led by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney. All told, there were 367 dogs rescued on Friday in what is thought to be the second largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history."

The Humane Society is a powerful entity, but needs community help to really save these dogs. "The dogs are receiving healthy food, clean water, toys and plenty of TLC. The dogs are also being treated for their injuries and the effects of neglect by veterinarians." 

"The dogs are all being evaluated by behavior analysts, who are developing individual rehabilitation plans for each animal. This work is essential to ensure the safe transition of these dogs from their previous lives of misery to their future as well-adjusted pets."

This crisis has placed an opportunity to join rescue forces with HSUS to change the tide. Dogfighting is rampant and seems worse than ever. Each day's emails, Facebook posts and news articles carry some nasty account of animal related cruelty. The HSUS has brought down this mountain of evil, but needs community support to help care for these dogs so the criminals that hurt them and so many others can see justice done. 

Lowlife publishes bloody ear botch on Facebook

A Houston man watches and comments while his bred pit bull puppy is mutilated:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=505585502850359

Animal advocates around the country are demanding this dog be rescued from the man who calmly watches while his puppy endures the butchering.

Chickens cackling in the background conjure up notions of cockfighting and other unsavory bloodsport.

What kind of life is awaiting this innocent dog, bred and sold like a piece of meat bleeding all over the newspaper spread over the filthy ground.

The horror is captured on camera as the pup's owner discusses buying other dogs, bloodlines and early death.

What kind of world are we living in that this sort of brutality is engaged in, but proudly filmed and shared on the internet.

Here is the unwatchable video in two parts recorded as evidence:

BARC is the city of Houston's animal control facility. From BARC's website:

Have you called the City of Houston's 3-1-1 Houston Service Center at 3-1-1 or 713.837.0311 to report your concerns?

You can also report your request online at www.houston311.org. Did you know that reporting your concerns via 3-1-1 is the fastest way to get the issue addressed?

The City of Houston tracks those calls which provide vital information needed to properly address an issue.

• 3-1-1 -- 311@houstontx.gov

Mailing Address: City of Houston / P.O. Box 1562 / Houston, TX 77251
Physical Address: City of Houston / 901 Bagby / Houston, TX 77002
City Hall Annex Address: 900 Bagby / Houston, TX 77002
City Switchboard: 713.837.0311 or 3-1-1
City TDD: 713.837.0215

Three part videos of animal abuse in Houston, TX

WARNING: Very graphic, vile and bloody: