<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color:#ffff66;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/5987ef52-f9dc-4c15-8605-a98a4c54df3a/71880055-B179-4418-997C-A0A497266995/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/911002395" href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/911002395" style="font-size: 11px;">www.thepetitionsite.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/911002395"><DIV id="masthead"><DIV id="stepnav"><OL class="stepNav"><LI class="step-1-sign-current"><A title="sign petition" href="#"></A></LI><LI class="step-2-confirm"><A title="confirm" href="#"></A></LI><LI class="step-3-share"><A title="share" href="#"></A></LI><LI class="step-4-thanks"><A title="thanks" href="#"></A></LI></OL> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV id="flowTemplate-letter-sign"> <DIV class="petitionTop"> <DIV class="petitionTopCenter"> <IMG class="petitionTopImage" src="http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/petition_images/petition/395/911002-1247174258-main.jpg" /> <H1 class="titleText">Over 400 Dogs Spared a Life of Unimaginable Suffering</H1></DIV></DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/911002395"><STRONG>Target:</STRONG> <SPAN class="smallerFont">Governors of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas</SPAN> <STRONG>Sponsored by:</STRONG> <SPAN class="smallerFont"><A class="textColor" href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/feedback/911002395">Care2</A></SPAN> <DIV class="petition_holder"><DIV>This past week, up to 450 dogs were seized during raids in seven states. Animal welfare groups call this <B>the largest simultaneous raid of dogfighting operations in U.S. history.</B> </DIV><BR /><DIV> Dogfighting operations typically are not small acts of animal cruelty, but part of organized criminal networks. Animal welfare advocates worked with federal authorities for 18 months on this seizure. So far, 26 people have been accused of cruelties ranging from denying animals medical treatment to shooting poorly-performing dogs in the head and either throwing their bodies into a river or burning them in a barrel. </DIV><BR /><DIV> Each rescued dog will be evaluated in hopes of placing as many as possible in adoptive homes. </DIV><BR /><B>Stand up and salute the governors of the seven states involved. They should continue with this good work!</B></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/911002395"><STRONG>Show Your Support</STRONG></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/71880055-B179-4418-997C-A0A497266995/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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