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Right now New York only considers attending an animal fight to be a violation, not a crime. That means, they are given a monetary fine but their criminal record stays clean. The ASPCA is asking for every New Yorker to help make being a spectator at these devastating events a misdemeanor crime. Perhaps that would deter more people from participating in such heinous events.

The ASPCA says:

By attending these barbaric spectacles, spectators make animal fighting a lucrative underground business. In addition, animal fights create environments that promote other hazardous and illegal acts, such as the sale of illegal drugs, weapons possession and gambling, all of which pose serious threats to public safety. Making attendance at animal fights a misdemeanor, rather than an untraceable violation, will give law enforcement an important tool with which to pursue and punish the spectators who drive the market for animal fighting.

Click here to fill out a short form and send your state assembly member your support of A. 6287-B and tell them to bring this bill up for a floor vote when the Assembly comes back in August. It takes two seconds of your time and makes a big difference!

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