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Morganton, NC 28655

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Cruel acts against animals are not just an animal protection issue. Research confirms a strong correlation between violence toward animals and violence toward humans. And it is widely recognized that perpetrators of violent behavior are more likely to have participated in violent acts against both children and animals.

Parents, community leaders, prosecutors, judges, and other individuals concerned with violence are recognizing the importance of animal cruelty as an indicator of disturbed family relationships and future aggressive behavior toward humans. For more information about this violence Link, please visit American Humane's National Resource Center on the Link Between Violence to People and Animals.

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                                   Dog Licenses available at Animal Control on Kirksey Drive below Friends For Animals Adoption Center / Shelter.   $4 and  proof of rabies vaccination (the number) is the only thing required.

Annual pet tax:   (pay to  Sheriff's Dept / Animal Control)                              $10 for fertile pet and $4 for spayed or neutered.  Five or more dogs in a kennel (confined in an
enclosure) are $5 each for the first five ($25) and $1 each additional.

The worst sin towards our fellow creatures
is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity."
- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

Warning Signs That Your Child’s Behavior Is Dangerous To Pets

• Chasing a fleeing pet
• Locking a pet in a closet
• Leaving a pet outdoors
• Knowingly or unknowingly feeding a pet harmful human foods.
• Feeding human medications that are dangerous to pets to see what effect the pills will have
• Placing a tight rubber band around a paw
• Painting a pet’s body
• Putting a small animal in a washing machine, microwave or other appliance
• Staging fights between dogs or letting one animal chase another
• Deriving pleasure from seeing a frightened or suffering pet
• Responding to adult reprimands by engaging in secretive, hostile acts toward the pet
• Burning an animal
• Teasing an animal with firecrackers
• Repeatedly showing off the inhumane handling of a pet to others
• Putting an animal in dangerous situations, such as dangling her outside a window or bringing her into the road

Taking Action

• Do not ignore or dismiss pet-unfriendly actions. Most children, when dealt with as though they’ve committed a serious offense, will think twice before repeating the behavior.
• Use the same serious tone of voice that you would use if you saw your child running across the street without stopping to look for oncoming traffic.
• A simple, clear statement such as, “We don’t hurt animals” is far more effective than lecturing.
• If your child persists in hitting, kicking, pinching or teasing your pet in spite of your repeated corrections, consult with your pediatrician or an expert in child development.
• You set the example. Never hit, shake, jerk or yell at your family pet—your child may imitate you and go too far.
• If you overreact in anger toward your pet, show your child that it’s all right to apologize to the pet, just as you would apologize to a person.
• If your teenager involves the family dog in high-risk activities such as dog fighting, not only should you intervene, but check in to see if your child is being influenced by alcohol, drugs, gambling or other unhealthy behaviors that involve peer pressure.
• Remember that for most children, learning empathy and respect toward animals is part of the normal socialization process. These values are instilled the same way as learning not to hit friends or tease mercilessly.
  

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Toni Davis, Senior Cruelty Investigator

828-433-1115

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(if you don't get an answer leave a message stating the location address of the animal being abused or neglected.  You do not have to give your name)

Please help us to help them...

 Originally, the City of Morganton maintained Animal Control, but  because it was largely serving the county, turned Animal Control over to Burke County.  In 1997, Ed Davis approached the incoming sheriff, John McDevitt, asking how he might help make Animal Control more humane.  Ed was appointed Cruelty Investigator and was instrumental in getting the gas chamber destroyed (used to euthanize homeless animals).  Ed's wife and the Director For Friends For Animals, Toni Davis continues to work in conjunction with Animal Control and the Sheriff’s Office to investigate all suspected legitimate issues of animal cruelty.

ANIMAL NEGLECT AND/OR CRUELTY COMPLAINTS:

(your identity kept private)

ANIMALS ARE AT OUR MERCY...

Can you help us help them?

STOP THE HEARTACHE AND SUFFERING?

ED DAVIS

Photo by Sharon Coley

As Cruelty Investigator, Ed Davis (above)  made a huge impact on the number of animals saved from acts of animal cruelty, including those involved in dog fighting, puppy mill activity, and victims of unsanitary and unhealthy living conditions.

History:  Originally, the City of Morganton maintained Animal Control, but  because it was largely serving the county, turned Animal Control over to Burke County.  In 1997, Ed Davis approached the incoming sheriff, John McDevitt, asking how he might help make Animal Control more humane.  Ed was appointed Cruelty Investigator and was instrumental in getting the gas chamber destroyed (used to euthanize homeless animals).  Ed's wife and the Director For Friends For Animals, Toni Davis continues to work in conjunction with Animal Control and the Sheriff’s Office to investigate all suspected legitimate issues of animal cruelty.

Friends for Animals has taken a strong stance on the need to strengthen current laws concerning dog fighting (also called dog matching) to impose stricter penalties for those found to either own dogs forced to participate in this blood sport or for those who participate as spectators.  Volunteers from Friends for Animals traveled to Washington, DC in July, 2008 to participate in a national effort  culminating in an opportunity to meet with legislative animal issues staff and ending with a massive Capitol lawn lobby against puppy mills.  Key animal welfare staffs from Senators Dole and Burr and Congressman McHenry were presented with copies of over 3,000 signatures of concerned citizens urging the legislators to strengthen dog fighting laws and supporting legislation to  stop puppy mills.

Dog fighting was always a major concern of Ed Davis and the story of Phantom brought a large group of the community together when they read of the history of this courageous animal in the Morganton News Herald. 

For that story, please see the News Herald article  below and the Power Point Presentation of Phantom by Teddi Stamey (assistant director, Friends For Animals).

Furry Fact:

Did you know... Research shows that individuals who intentionally mistreat animals are more likely to commit violent crimes towards people.
  By reporting animal abuse you are helping your fellow citizens as well.  You can help, donate today and get involved with Friends For Animals.

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Detecting Dog Cruelty / Neglect

Animal cruelty occurs when someone intentionally injures or harms an animal or when a person willfully deprives an animal of food, water or necessary medical care. Here are some signs that may indicate abuse or neglect:

* Tick or flea infestations
* Wounds on the body
* Patches of missing hair
* Extremely thin, starving animal
* Limping
* An owner striking or otherwise physically abusing an animal
* Dogs who are repeatedly left alone without food and water, and often chained in a yard
* Dogs who have been hit by cars—or are showing any of the signs listed here—and have not been taken to a veterinarian
* Dogs who are kept outside without shelter in extreme weather conditions
* Animals who cower in fear or act aggressively when approached by their owners
*Dogs with collars or chains that are too tight around the neck...must be able to slip 2 fingers between neck and collar
*Animals that live in a filthy or cluttered, trashy environment

DO THEY  SUFFER?

DO YOU CARE?

 

 

 What can I do to help stop dog fighting?

Q. Shouldn’t we just ban pit bulls?

A. Absolutely not. We should ban the people that teach them to fight and kill and strengthen the laws to punish the dog fighters...not the dogs.

Phantom (Dog Fighting Survivor):  Friends For Animals',  Ambassador of Love in Raleigh, NC

 

If you live in one of the states where dog fighting is still only a misdemeanor,
 please write to your state legislators and urge them to make dog fighting a stronger felony.

State Dogfighting Spectator Possession of Dogs for Fighting... Rank
NC	Class H Felony 4-8mo. – 5-10 mo	Class H Felony 4-8mo. – 5-10 mo	Class H Felony 4-8mo. – 5-10 mo	8

We encourage you also to write letters to the media to increase public awareness of the dangers of dog fighting and to law enforcement officials or prosecutors and judges to urge them to take the issue seriously.


And remember: 
Punish the DEED...NOT THE BREED!
    Pit Bull dogs are wonderful companion animals if they are with a  responsible owner.  Many of the dogs rescued from dog fighting can be reconditioned with proper training and supervision. 



Meet Grimlin, a pit bull puppy that was killed by (among 50 other puppies) because of he was seized from a convicted
dog fighter and he lived in North Carolina.



When pit bull dogs are seized  from convicted dog fighters,
the dogs are destroyed because under N.C. "dangerous animal" definitions, any dog raised or bred for dog fighting is to be euthanized....including new born puppies and nursing mothers.

 

 

 

 

What are puppy mills?  Prisoners of Greed

Hundreds of thousands of dogs suffer in puppy mills in this country. The dogs are prisoners of greed. They are locked in small cages. They freeze in the winter and swelter in the summer. The dogs never get out of their prisons. They are bred over and over again until they die. The only way to free them from the misery of these horrid puppy mills is to eliminate the demand for puppies by refusing to buy a puppy in a pet store and boycotting those pet stores that sell puppies. When people stop buying puppies in pet stores, the puppy mills will go out of business and the misery will end. The state and federal governments do not enforce the laws to protect the dogs. The commercial breeders and brokers have huge well-funded lobbying efforts. Please join this fight to free the prisoners of greed. The only person who is going to make a difference for the dogs suffering in puppy mills is you.

  TOGETHER,

we can free helpless animals from their  prisons.

  Contact your representatives and ask them to vote for stricter laws about how animals are treated and the conditions in which they are kept!

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The paws of these animals never touch the ground.
  They live their whole lives in cages until they are no longer able to produce profitable "livestock" for their owners to sell to pet stores.

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Tips for Reporting Internet Animal Abuse

The Internet can be a powerful medium for connecting us to information to combat animal cruelty, but it also can be a haven for animal abusers who celebrate and actively advertise their shocking crimes. The best way to stop this type of abuse is to immediately report it to the proper authorities and to refrain from contacting, visiting or forwarding links to the offending sites.

Why is it important to report suspected Internet animal cruelty?

Reporting any type of suspected animal cruelty may save animals’ lives as well as people’s lives. When animals are abused, people are also at risk. Animal abuse and other forms of societal violence is well-documented to be linked. That is why it is critical to immediately report conduct on the Internet that you suspect may be -- or that you know is -- animal abuse.

If I see animal cruelty on the Internet, what should I do?

• Immediately contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, at http://www.ic3.gov/. The website will direct you to the page where you can file your complaint. At first glance, it may appear that the website will only consider complaints of Internet monetary fraud. However, IC3 is the proper venue for all Internet crimes, including animal abuse.
• IC3 can best process your complaint if the information you provide is as detailed and complete as possible. This includes providing the complete URL (website address) for the website that displayed the suspected animal cruelty.
• Even if you are located outside the United States, IC3 will review your report as long as the suspected abuser is located in the United States.

What happens after I file a report with the IC3?

• IC3 will email your report ID and password to you, along with a link to an area on the IC3 website where you can view your report and enter any additional information.
• Upon receipt of your report, IC3 will carefully evaluate it and refer it to the appropriate federal, state, local or international law enforcement or regulatory agencies. Every report that is referred is sent to one or more law enforcement or regulatory agencies that have jurisdiction over the matter. At that point, the report may be assigned to an investigator. IC3 cannot guarantee that your complaint will be investigated.

What else can I do?

• Because abusive content often violates the user agreement that the creator of the website has signed with the Internet Service Provider (ISP), notifying the ISP about the abusive content may result in the website being removed from the Internet.
• To make a report to the ISP, you need to determine who hosts the website. To do that, go to http://www.domaintools.com/, enter the website URL in the “Whois Lookup” search box and click on the search button. Scroll down the results page until you find the numerical Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the website. Then go to http://www.arin.net/ (American Registry for Internet Numbers) and enter that IP address in the “Search WHOIS” box and click on the search button. The search results page will provide information about the ISP that hosts the website. The page also might display information about how to report abuse. If it does not, go to www.search.org/programs/hightech/isp and find the complete contact information for the ISP on the list. All of this information should also be included in your FBI complaint form, where possible.
• If you believe an animal is in immediate harm, and if the location is known, contact local police and your local FBI branch office as soon as possible. To locate your local FBI branch, visit http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm.

How does the law currently handle Internet animal cruelty?

Because communications through the Internet have the ability to cross state lines, the Internet is largely governed by federal law. Improving the federal laws as they pertain to Internet animal abuse is critical. Currently, only a few federal laws address the issue directly:

• The Crush Act (P.L.106-152) penalizes the display of acts of cruelty and sexual abuse of animals that is intended for interstate commerce. If convicted, offenders may receive up to five years in prison or a large fine. Two criteria must be met before this statute applies: 1) actual abuse must occur and 2) the website in question must intend to sell the images across state lines. In other words, a website may legally display images of animal cruelty and sexual abuse under this law as long as it is not charging visitors for access or otherwise selling the images. In 2005, the first conviction under this statute occurred in a federal district court in Virginia.
• The Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act (P.L. 110-27) strengthens the ability of law enforcement to combat animal fighting by providing felony penalties for interstate commerce, import and export related to animal fighting activities, including commerce in cockfighting weapons. Each violation of this federal law is punishable by up to three years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine for perpetrators.
• Internet Hunting: The Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting Act (H.R. 2711/S. 2422) is a pending federal bill introduced by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). It seeks to prohibit knowingly making available a “computer-assisted remote hunt” (using a computer or other device, equipment or software to control the aiming and discharge of a weapon to hunt).

 

Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. 

The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.

  ~Sri Aurobindo

 
 

 

If you want to know what a person is really like, give them the power to do whatever they want to do. That’s what  people  have over their pets: absolute power over the animals in their care. What they do with their power reveals their character. The public verdict on such character traits is that they have no place in our society.

Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering?  Because government is not.  Why not?  Animals don't vote.  ~Paul Harvey

We, The People have the power of the vote and the animals are at our mercy!  Let your ELECTED officials know that we are sick and tired of animal abuse and neglect in Burke County!  One by one...together...we can become an animal welfare army!

 

 

 

 

If you want to stop CHILD ABUSE , start with stopping animal abuse!

There is legitimate evidence that the individuals involved in violent acts against animals present a danger to the public that must be addressed. Intentional animal abuse is often seen in association with other serious crimes including domestic violence and abuse crimes against children  Animal abuse can be one of the most visible parts of an entire history of aggressive or antisocial behavior and is a red flag that needs to be addressed.

 

 

 

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