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Cathy


To report animal cruelty on the internet plz read

Instead of getting someone's page taken off this is the best way to handle any animal abuse suspected on the internet!!!Keep the links below as we all know there will be more we need to report!!My thought you harm a animal you deal with us!!!
Cathy

To report animal cruelty on the internet

Why is it important to report suspected Internet animal cruelty?
*Reporting any type of suspected animal cruelty may save animals’ lives as well as people’s lives. When animals are abused, people are also at risk. The Link® between animal abuse and other forms of societal violence is well-documented..
That is why it is critical to immediately report conduct on the Internet that you suspect may be — or that you know is — animal abuse



If I see animal cruelty on the Internet, what should I do?

*Immediately contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, at http://www. ic3. gov/default. aspx The website will direct you to the page where you can file your complaint. At first glance, it may appear that the website will only consider complaints of Internet monetary fraud..
However, IC3 is the proper venue for all Internet crimes, including animal abuse
*IC3 can best process your complaint if the information you provide is as detailed and complete as possible..
This includes providing the complete URL (website address) for the website that displayed the suspected animal cruelty
*Even if you are located outside the United States, IC3 will review your report as long as the suspected abuser is located in the United States..



What happens after I file a report with the IC3?

*IC3 will email your report ID and password to you, along with a link to an area on the IC3 website where you can view your report and enter any additional information
*Upon receipt of your report, IC3 will carefully evaluate it and refer it to the appropriate federal, state, local or international law enforcement or regulatory agencies. Every report that is referred is sent to one or more law enforcement or regulatory agencies that have jurisdiction over the matter. At that point, the report may be assigned to an investigator..
IC3 cannot guarantee that your complaint will be investigated


What else can I do?

*Because abusive content often violates the user agreement that the creator of the website has signed with the Internet Service Provider (ISP), notifying the ISP about the abusive content may result in the website being removed from the Internet..

*To make a report to the ISP, you need to determine who hosts the website.. To do that, go to http://www. domaintools. com/, enter the website URL in the “Whois Lookup” search box and click on the search button. Scroll down the results page until you find the numerical Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the website.. Then go to http://www. arin. net/index. shtml(American Registry for Internet Numbers) and enter that IP address in the “Search WHOIS” box and click on the search button. The search results page will provide information about the ISP that hosts the website. The page also might display information about how to report abuse.. If it does not, go to http://www. search. org/programs/hightech/isp/ and find the complete contact information for the ISP on the list. All of this information should also be included in your FBI complaint form, where possible..

*If you believe an animal is in immediate harm, and if the location is known, contact local police and your local FBI branch office as soon as possible.. To locate your local FBI branch, visit http://www. fbi. gov/contact/fo/fo. htm

How does the law currently handle Internet animal cruelty?

*Because communications through the Internet have the ability to cross state lines, the Internet is largely governed by federal law. Improving the federal laws as they pertain to Internet animal abuse is critical..
Currently, only a few federal laws address the issue directly:
*The Crush Act (P.L.106-152) penalizes the display of acts of cruelty and sexual abuse of animals that is intended for interstate commerce. If convicted, offenders may receive up to five years in prison or a large fine. Two criteria must be met before this statute applies: 1) actual abuse must occur and 2) the website in question must intend to sell the images across state lines. In other words, a website may legally display images of animal cruelty and sexual abuse under this law as long as it is not charging visitors for access or otherwise selling the images. In 2005, the first conviction under this statute occurred in a federal district court in Virginia..


*The Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act (P.L. 110-27) strengthens the ability of law enforcement to combat animal fighting by providing felony penalties for interstate commerce, import and export related to animal fighting activities, including commerce in cockfighting weapons. Each violation of this federal law is punishable by up to three years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine for perpetrators..

*Internet Hunting: The Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting Act (H.R. 2711/S. 2422) is a pending federal bill introduced by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). It seeks to prohibit knowingly making available a “computer-assisted remote hunt” (using a computer or other device, equipment or software to control the aiming and discharge of a weapon to hunt)




What You Can Do About Sites That Promote Animal Cruelty

Kindness of Strangers~Live Green saves Wildlife
Be kind to little things!
Elle-strangestangels. org
Cornwall's Voice for Animals



WE are forever faced with sites promoting hunting/dog fighting and video's of kids setting animals on fire for a laugh - so here is a good piece of advise - save it - post it - and let's get these people caught - and off the web !



What You Can Do about Web Sites that Promote Animal Cruelty

What You Can Do about Web Sites that Promote Animal Cruelty

The Humane Society of the United States frequently receives correspondence from individuals concerned about sites on the Internet that celebrate and encourage the exploitation of animals… In many cases, what appears to be illegal activity is actually protected under the law as free speech

If you see a web site that promotes or glorifies animal cruelty or exploitation, take these steps:

1) Do not contact the person running the site… In many cases, creators of offensive web sites are encouraged by the negative attention they receive in response to their site… For this reason, we discourage people from e-mailing or otherwise contacting the individuals who run offensive web sites

2) Contact the Internet Service Provider (ISP) hosting the site… In response to complaints they receive from concerned visitors, ISPs have in many cases removed sites because they determined that the sites' content violated the ISP's User's Agreement… Click here to find the ISP for a site that ends in com, net, or org… Click here to find the ISP for a site in an international domain (such as uk or ch

3) Resist spreading the word… If you have concerns about a web site, contact your elected officials… Please do not contact friends and neighbors… Many well-intentioned individuals believe that the best course of action is to tell all of their friends and relatives about such web sites… Sometimes …petitions against a site will be generated… Ultimately, such petitions or mass emails only increase the number of visitors to a web site, encouraging the site's creator



Link to all elected officials page with their e-mail links

http://www. conservativeusa. org/mega-cong. htm