Posted on 03/12/2005 1:20:26 PM PST by kanawa
Boudreaux and his son Guy had been under investigation by state police since January. The streaming video shows aerial surveillance footage of the Boudreaux property in Broussard.
It was shot by Customs agents with the Department of Homeland Security.
The Boudreaux's had come under the gaze of Customs because of their international sales of pit-bull terriers.
The Boudreauxs were arrested today at their south Lafayette parish home. 2 1/2 months of investigation ended today at this home behind me when investigators made their move.
Investigators say 70 year-old Floyd Boudreaux is one of the most notorious dog breeders in Louisiana who raises his pit bull dogs to fight, then sells them off.
This morning, state police working with local and national Humane Societies and federal agencies served a warrant and arrested Floyd and his son Guy Boudreaux.
John Goodwin, Humane Society of the United States:
"Floyd Boudreaux is the fighting-dog Don. He's been breeding dogs for fighting purposes for 50 years. Some of his dogs are the foundation of some of the most prominent fighting lines in existence today."
At Boudreaux's home police found 68 pit bulls and 40 chickens and roosters. Many of the dogs had scars and bruises.
Laura Maloney, Society for the Prev. of Cruelty to Animals:
"This is a historical case. If we get him, it will send ripples through the dog-fighting community and nationwide."
Some people living in this Broussard neighborhood are outraged about the alleged dog abuse.
Jess Spiehler, Broussard Resident:
"I guess what bothers me the most is that they're on a 3 foot chains. Big, heavy chains. They spend their life under a chicken coop on a chain. That is not a life......that's horrible."
Boudreaux and his son were charged with 64 counts each of dog-fighting and animal cruelty. They're also facing charges for allegedly using steroids on the animals.
He's not going to answer my question, I guess.
i did i said no...if you read and stopping tryin to prejudge me you'd see the answer
i quote "no i don't fight my dogs and i don't sell never will i breed for me and i better my yard for me noone else...." the samething i posted not too long after the quiestion was asked
I'm not trying to prejudge you .. I read your responses to HairOfTheDog but I honestly didn't see an answer to the question I asked .. which (reworded) is, "Why keep breeding dogs to be dog-aggressive if you're not using them to fight?" I understand you want to remember the breed's past, but can't that be done without keeping them dog-aggressive in the present? I honestly am interested in pitbull people's thoughts on this. Look, I am on the side of the dogs here. I am not a PETA sympathizer. I work with dogs every day as a part of my job. We don't care to have pitbulls in the shop, not because we don't like pitbulls, but because we know the origins of many of them and we have to take special precautions to keep them separate from other dogs at all times, for the safety of everyone. Even so, we still take them in - they're not banned from our shop (we're groomers). I simply think it's a shame that people continue to breed the dog-aggression trait into them because in every other way they're great dogs. They're beautiful, and they have great loyalty to their people.
tryin to breed the agresiveness out of a dog is immposible, you can train them , but to leave a pitbull with another dog it'll have to supervised. dog agressiveness is build in these dogs, being prey drive. you can train them to get along with other dogs, but if you supervise them they will play and get alittle rougha dn the pit will wont to get rougher and rougher, as tryin tobe dominant. i'm saying it's impossible,but it'll be very hard, because these are built to be prey drive, dominant, and dog aggresive. i'm sayin it's good to walk down the road with your dog and see a stray and go "get em bruno" these dogs are agreesive and it take a resonsible owner to except that and deal with it, if noone can deal with the fact that they are i suggest another breed, maybe a cocker spaniel.
i'm sayin it's good to walk down the road with your dog and see a stray and go "get em bruno"
came out wrong my bad
i meant to say it's not good.....keyboard sucks.......
I hate to see irresponsible or ignorant people with pits because it gives the breed-specific legislation people ammunition. BSL is just a bad idea all around, IMO. But some of the folks with pits who would come into the PETsMART I used to work at are not doing anything to help the image of the breed. I had one guy spend about ten minutes (no kidding) warning me that his pit was 'mean' and 'dangerous' when he dropped the dog off for a bath. I had the option of not taking the dog, but I did anyway. Turns out the dog was a marshmallow who leaned on me begging for ear scratches the whole time I was working on him. The guy acted p*ssed off when he came back and asked me if his dog behaved and I told him what a sweetheart his boy was. There was a couple who were obviously doing something to their pit to make it mean and unsociable, it was growling at people walking by and even lunged at a puppy - we did turn them away, in fact they got escorted from the store. And then, of course, there's the almost daily news stories about people who let their pits roam free in neighborhoods and the bad things that result. That is irresponsible with ANY dog but with a pit it is worse than irresponsible.
i agree it would take some time, but i say people should research in these dogs before they go "awwww look at the cute pitbull" these dog are not regular poodles down the street they need special care, and responsible owners. that what we'reaboutat game-dog, well the smart people. i'll admit there are alot of irrisponsible people, but for the responsible ones we are tryin to save our dogs.
None of floyd's dogs were human aggresive they embrased those aspca and fbi people with love and warmness,for what???tobe put down 2days later. they didn't even have any agreesion tests done! even puppies got put down.sowhat is that saying, i fi have a dog that comes from a fighting line you will take it?? when i don't even fight dogs.
What is it 'telling' you?
Picking a post and using it to characterize these folks and their board is unfair.
I would not like it if someone did that about FR.
Why didn't you use post #14 off the 2nd page?
Saddest thing and FOR A FACT -- this is a great board with great members, full of all different types. Every board has it's idiots - everyone knows that all to well, now don't we. Must important thing is to remember how you are representing yourself on a public forum! Shame people have nothing better to do than to 'fabricate' what they want by reading just a few posts one time and automatically making an assumption based on one or two historical threads. There is plenty of useful information on this board, and plenty of people willing to help and teach if someone cares to take the time to read and learn.
Or post#16?
Saying kiss my ass only makes you guys look like ignorant fools, although they dont have the same views as alot of us do its worth trying to educate them, rather than calling names and acting like an immature kid. That will solve nothing. We all need to work together to stop bsl and thats not the way to go about doing it. Ya know?
FR to me is about the honest search for understanding.
If there are disagreements they are discussed rationally and with respect and courtesy for each other.
If I come into it with an agenda and only pick what bolsters my preconceived outlook,
I do myself and FR a disserve.
taking the dog aggression out of a APBT is like takig the work mode out of a border collie....ever seen 1 not work something
look, there is no need for you to talk to me like that.
These "dog aggressive" dogs are the ones that attack little children. The little children are down on their eye level and are not recognized by the dogs, as being human.
I picked one post that said something that I found to be pretty interesting. - and telling. And I provided a link to the thread.
I think they are showing themselves to be ~really classy~ folks, all on their own!
Your stay here will be short. Profanity is not tolerated, neither is name calling.
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