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Louisiana House says “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state, and as such, should be preserved”

May 17, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Chase pen fox, coyote, and raccoon hunting resemble dogfighting more than hunting             BATON ROUGE, Louisiana––The Louisiana House of Representatives on May 12, 2014 voted 68-16 in favor of a bill that declares “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state and, as such, should be preserved in order to help […]

Filed Under: Captive animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: chase pens, Louisiana, Merritt Clifton, rabies

Pack hunters struggle to explain how setting dogs on wildlife differs from dogfighting

May 17, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

Why no criminal prosecutions for operating chase pens? RICHMOND,  MADISON––Since dogfighting is a felony in all 50 U.S. states,  why is allowing a dog to kill or injure other animals outside of a fighting pit not subject to criminal penalties in any state? Why is introducing dogs into enclosures to chase coyotes and foxes not […]

Filed Under: Captive animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: chase pens, houndsmen, Merritt Clifton

Indiana to allow chase pens

November 17, 2010 By Merritt Clifton

Issues permit to one existing chase pen & gives others a year to start INDIANAPOLIS–The Indiana Natural Resources Commission on November 16,  2010 voted 9-2 to issue an operating permit to the only coyote and fox chase pen currently in the state,  and to prohibit others from starting after January 1,  2012–which leaves other would-be Indiana chase pen proprietors […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Hunting, Uses of dogs Tagged With: chase pens, Laura Nirenberg, Merritt Clifton

“Operation Foxote” brings chase pen busts in three states

November 17, 2007 By Merritt Clifton

Foxes,  bobcats,  coyotes,  & cardinals seized BIRMINGHAM,  INDIANAPOLIS,  NORFOLK,  WASHINGTON D.C.–A two-year investigation of “chase pen” hunting businesses called “Operation Foxote” culminated on November 11,  2007 with arrests in three states. The Alabama’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, which initiated Operation Foxote,   arrested 18 people and seized 55 foxes,  25 coyotes,  two bobcats,  and 33 cardinals who were apparently used as […]

Filed Under: Captive animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: chase pens, Merritt Clifton, Operation Foxote

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