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Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Subject: Update/Act: LA Dogfight Thugs Cleared Of All Charges

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10/17/08: Update/Act: LA Dogfight Thugs Cleared Of All Charges

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FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE: In our UPDATES / AUG-OCT 2008 Newsletter for Kinship Circle Primary subscribers, we revealed the trial of notorious “Dogfighting Don” Floyd Boudreaux, 73, and his son Guy Boudreaux, 44 — arrested in 2005 (pre-Katrina) on 48 counts of dogfighting after Louisiana State Police seized 50+ pit bulls. Shockingly, the leaders of this dogfighting dynasty have since been CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES at their 10/15/08 trial!

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www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-43/1224107355100580.xml&storylist=louisiana

10/15/08, LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A state judge cleared a Broussard man and his son, who each faced more than 40 counts of dogfighting. Floyd Boudreaux, 73, and his son, Guy Boudreaux, 44, were arrested in March 2005 and charged with 48 counts of dogfighting after Louisiana State Police seized more than 50 pit bulls that they believed were being used for illegal dogfighting.

District Judge Kristian Earles granted a motion for acquittal, saying the state failed to provide substantial evidence that the men were involved in the illegal sport. The Boudreauxs had waived their rights to a jury trial, so the case was heard by Earles…

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Judge Kristian Earles, Division J
P.O. Box 1980 / Crowley, La. 70527
ph: 337-788-8811; fax: 337-783-2612
Secretary, Phyllis Thevis: phyllisthevis [at] hotmail.com
Law Clerk, Jackie Klein: jackieklein [at] cox-internet.com

Michael Harson, District Attorney
Ronald E. Dauterive, Assistant District Attorney
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
P. O. Box 3306 / Lafayette, LA 70502-3306
ph: 337-232-5170; fax: 337-235-1354
email: mharson [at] 15thjdcda.org

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Honorable Judge Kristian Earles, DA Michael Harson and Assistant DA Ronald E. Dauterive:

Conscientious citizens worldwide are shocked by the recent acquittal of “Dogfighting Don” Floyd Boudreaux, 73, and his son, Guy Boudreaux, 44.

Renowned in fight circuits, the Boudreaux dynasty bred dogs for optimum “gameness,” selling them at up to $10,000 a head. The Boudreaux line set the standard in dogs raised to fight to the death. Yet, Judge Earles granted a motion for acquittal based on the state’s failure to prove these men were even involved in this illegal blood sport.

I implore Louisiana courts to recognize the gravity of animal cruelty crimes and establish a better precedent for prosecuting them.

Both men were charged with animal cruelty and illegal possession of steroids and a sawed-off shotgun. When law enforcement agents raided their Broussard, Louisiana property in early March 2005, they recovered typical paraphernalia: Dogfight magazines, photos, videos, and surgical gear to mend combat wounds. The Boudreaux compound was outfitted with treadmills for forced runs and break sticks to pry apart a dog’s jaws. Authorities seized more than 50 pit bulls, their faces gashed in old fight scars.

Michael Vick’s case brought dogfighting into the dens of mainstream America, illuminating its inherent violence. But in Lafayette, Louisiana a state judge clears two men so entrenched in dogfighting, they were openly revered for their champion bloodlines and prolific fight circles.

This case needs to be reopened, with a better interpretation of the evidence, so that Floyd and Guy Boudreaux are prosecuted to the fullest extent under Louisiana animal fighting and cruelty laws. Anything less is a grave miscarriage of justice.

Sincerely,

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION / REFERENCE LINKS

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Two acquitted of dogfighting / Father, son had faced 48 counts
www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081016/NEWS01/810160304

Father, son cleared of dogfighting charges in La.
www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-43/1224107355100580.xml&storylist=louisiana

1/20/06: LA Dogfight Thugs Are Charged
www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_jan-april_2006.html#10

1/18/06: Justice Lags In Bust Of LA Dogfighting Dynasty

www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/fatalfights.pdf

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