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Hog-Dog Operators Arrested; 45 Mangled Hogs Seized

January 2005

A year-long investigation into a hog-dog rodeo (a horrific blood sport in which pit bulls are turned loose on terrified hogs) in Escambia County, Florida, paid off. Forty-five mangled hogs with missing ears were seized, and three organizers of different hog-dog operations have been charged with cruelty. Mississippi and South Carolina are already considering outlawing these barbaric events. Louisiana passed a law against hog-dog operations last year, and PETA is encouraging Florida and Alabama do the same.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind

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