Bad week to read the news if you're a dog, part three

[Lobster Martini]

(LM: Throw this guy a bone. But in an ideal world, there would be no need for a documentary about dog fighting, and there would definitely be no need for a guy to have a microphone on his zipper. I'm finished.

From the Washington Post

Dogfight film gets attention
Friday, August 31, 2007

By KEVIN MERIDA THE WASHINGTON POST

Way before Michael Vick became the scorned symbol of organized dogfighting, Bobby J. Brown spent years penetrating the secret society Vick inhabited. With cameras that resembled pagers and a microphone fastened to his zipper, Brown made a remarkable documentary on this underground subculture.

It took him 14 years. He began in 1991, got derailed, restarted, even got busted at one of the 12 dogfights he witnessed. Brown was intent on sounding an alarm, he says, about a cruel, menacing and illegal activity taking place in basements, barnyards, clearings in the woods and abandoned warehouses all across America.

When Brown finished "Off the Chain," he shopped it around and got no takers. Eventually the 60-minute documentary was picked up by Allumination FilmWorks and released to DVD in 2005. It got the "must-see" stamp of approval from the Humane Society but didn't have the impact Brown craved. <snip>

Edited to 3-4 paragraphs to conform to DU's policy concerning fair use of copyrighted material.

Lithos
DU Moderator

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[natrat]

1. ya know i can read about it ok but it might be to much for me seeing it

[cosmik debris]

2. Not all the news is bad

In Texas a law goes into effect tomorrow that says a dog can't be tied up for more than three hours a day and not at all between 10pm and 6am.

It is to stop people from chaining their dogs to a tree and leaving them there for days or even months.

It is nice to see some civility in Texas, even if it is only directed at dogs.

[Lobster Martini]

3. Hey, cool, I didn't know that!

That is lovely. (Insert applause.) I sincerely hope the law is enforced. Really, I'm glad to hear that.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Lobster Martini - could you edit your excerpt down to 4 paragraphs, please?

You still have just enough time if you see this soon.

Excerpts from copyrighted material should be now longer than 4 paragraphs, as specified in the DU rules. Thanks you. :)

[Lobster Martini]

5. Consider it done.

I was trying not to lose relevant information or change the meaning of the article. Apologies if I violated the rules.

[Lobster Martini]

6. Hey, mods, please delete this...

I broke the paragraph rule. Sorry. Please delete.

LM

[Lithos]

7. Took care of it for you

:hi: