"Dog Fighting Don" Not A Dog Fighter After All?

That's right America, Floyd Boudreaux (along with son Guy) has been acquitted of all charges which stemmed from a raid on his property some three years ago. This raid was greatly hailed by the Humane Society of the United States on their website where they stated: "The arrest of Floyd Boudreaux should strike a devastating blow to the underground world of dog fighting." As it stands this arrest struck a devastating blow alright, to the constitutional rights of dog owners.

The Boudreaux's dogs were taken under the order of a search warrant which was issued because Louisiana State Trooper Jacob Dickinson testified that he saw treadmills and a "dogfighting pit" on the Boudreaux property from his perch high above, in a helicopter supplied by U. S. Customs, part of the Department of Homeland Security. However, in court the judge saw no evidence of either treadmills or dog fighting pits. Why is this? This dog says they never existed.

Given that the search warrant was obtained based on this not-so-truthful testimony from Dickinson, this dog believes that would constitute Illegal Search and Seizure. Moreover, given that the dogs seized illegally from the Boudreaux home were killed within 24 hours of their confiscation this is also a case of violation of the Right to Due Process, which is also guaranteed by the Constitution.

The more you look at this case, the more obvious it becomes that the HSUS, Louisiana SPCA and law enforcement involved here blatantly violated the rights of the Boudreaux family. Since when does owning American Pit Bull Terriers allow law enforcement to violate the Rights guaranteed to you by the Constitution of the United States?

More than 60 dogs, including a pregnant bitch and puppies were killed in this case. More than three years later their owner was found INNOCENT of the charges which the Louisiana SPCA stood behind as the "reason" for killing these dogs. The judge in the case needed only two days to see through these charges and realize that the state had insufficient evidence on the Boudreaux family.

Still posted on the HSUS website is their "victory speech" which was posted shortly after the raid. Complete with the phantom treadmills and gloating about how they had gotten the "dog fighting don." Today these words from the HSUS seem not only incredibly ridiculous, but curious as well.

"While Boudreaux evaded the law for years, his chances of escaping the justice system this time are slim, now that state and federal officials have stepped in. Regardless, the damage to his operation—and the world of illegal dog fighting—is done. The former "go-to guy" for fighting dogs has now lost most of his bark and bite.

Major dog fighting players are on notice that they could be the next ones in handcuffs, as long as they persist in their bloody business. Says Christiansen, "The arrests of Floyd and Guy Boudreaux send a message to the dog fighting community that no one is untouchable."

And the acquittal of Floyd and Guy Boudreaux will hopefully send a message to the HSUS that innocent men will not rot for their marketing scheme and the pit bull community will no longer stand for this slander.

This time the barrage of media slander, the under handed tactics to take children, homes and other property and even the death threats did not stop justice from prevailing. This time the "Dog Fighting Don" was really just the innocent old man who loved his dogs and now has to look out at their former resting places every day and think how the Humane Society killed his dogs.