They want greater protection for animals - against all manner of abuse - including rape (bestiality). Donna (not her real name), the organiser of the animal awareness protest, held at Unity Park in York Street, George on Thursday 15 May, said the event was arranged to create a general awareness that dogs want to be loved.
"They should not be used in cruel practices such as dog fights where the hapless dogs are used as bait to be shred to pieces by dogs who have been tortured to become fierce."
Phacts states on their website, "Pitbull fighting in this country has escalated out of control. The syndicates are worth millions and are extremely dangerous. They intimidate and threaten everyone, and even bribe officials. Even though people want to speak up, they are afraid to. These abused pitbulls are trained from very young to fight for their lives and are treated in unspeakable ways to install aggression in them. They are born with a death sentence, and are abused every day of their lives. Pitbulls have been given a bad name by these 'people'."
Risk their lives
"We need task forces. Animal welfare organisations need more rights to confiscate and take initiative, and need more funding. The laws need to favour anti-cruelty more. Dedicated staff from animal welfare organisations risk their lives going into areas to intervene. They need our support and the backing of the law and the public at large not to merely accept these dog fights and other cruelties against animals as being normal," said Donna.
She appealed to people to sign the petition on www.change.org. "Put an end to the sickening, horrific, heartless murder and abuse of so many beautiful animals."
Animal activist group Phacts are asking for an end to all animal cruelty practices, in particular dog fighting, which is becoming a money-making industry that sees hundreds of dogs, including stolen pets, being killed.
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