Bikers Against Animal Cruelty (BAAC) is a group of compassionate motorcycle enthusiasts who have bonded
together in support of animal welfare.  Before BAAC was formed, a smaller group of biker friends would
periodically have parties and fundraisers to raise monies and collect “shelter items” for the benefit of local
animal shelters.  The shelter items were used to help accommodate animals housed in their facilities more
comfortably and to supply the shelter workers with the necessary equipment to give these animals the best
care possible.  Realizing there was a growing trend of biker support for the abused, neglected and unwanted
pets at these parties, and no specific biker group in existence to help them, founders Cindy and VJ
Peregolise, Jr. worked with their group of friends who already supported their efforts and cause to get one
started.

The public outrage of the 2007 Michael Vick animal cruelty case amplified the need to help spread awareness
of the daily atrocities inflicted on innocent animals who do not dictate their own lives.  Through a personal
website, www.pitbullsaloon.com, the members collaborated about developing a non-profit organization that
would represent all that we are compassionate about; motorcycles and animal welfare.  Individually, we may
be able to help one animal here or there, but through a group effort, we will be able to help many.  With the
first initial meeting, September 22, 2007, Bikers Against Animal Cruelty (B.A.A.C.) was founded.  

BAAC is not a rescue group but we work with many different rescue organizations. Through our volunteer
efforts we strive to improve the lives of abused, neglected and unwanted animals everywhere through
financial and material support, public outreach and education.  The main goals of BAAC are to bring
awareness to the general public of the different types of abuse and cruelty; advocate for animal welfare; and
educate on responsible pet ownership.  Through our awareness efforts, we try to significantly decrease the
number of unnecessary animal abuse and cruelty cases.

The primary mission of our fundraising activities is to help defray the costs of veterinary care for the most
severe cases of animal abuse and neglect of strays or surrendered pets on a case-by-case need.  We are
also working with local veterinarians to establish a general fund for emergency animal care.

BAAC supports those domestic animals that have no one else looking out for them.  As Bob Barker always
says, "Help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered."

                                       
Love, Loyalty, and Pain
By VJ
Co-Founder of Bikers Against Animal Cruelty, Inc.

Let me just start by saying, I’m a dog guy. Love’em, always have, always will. So when I speak of animal
cruelty, I tend to always steer towards dogs, I can’t help it, I’m a dog guy! I do however despise ever and all
forms of animal abuse, and neglect!
Hundreds of cases come through our organization daily, through e-mail. My wife is tasked with the unenviable
job of sorting through them nightly. It is case after case, from the most horrific cases of abuse, to the totally
avoidable cases of neglect, such as embedded collars, or simple mange left untreated for months. In 99.9% of
the cases that come in, none ever have the number one detail that I want, who and where is the owner? It just
makes my blood boil, when I look at these pictures, and read the brief description of their condition, and I only
see one 10th of what comes in. Puppies’ starved, broken bones left to heal by themselves, burns, chopped
ears, and my all time number one reason for fighting animal cruelty, bait dogs! As I said, in all these cases the
details of who had the dog, or exactly where he or she came from is never available, and I guess for my own
freedom, and certainly for the perpetrators well being, that is for the best. I just want to find the person or
persons responsible and show them what it is like to have the fear of god in their hearts, while writhing in more
pain then a living being should be able to endure and still be breathing. Too graphic? Well I was taming down
for ya. The real vision involves a blowtorch. These cancers on society, steal, buy, and adopt good natured
dogs, tie them to a stake or tree, and then train their fighting dogs to attack. This goes on day after day, with
little to no medical attention rendered to all the wounds inflicted upon them. When they are done, when they
are turned in to hamburger meat, they are left to die, in a dumpster, in the woods, or sadly, the lucky ones are
killed in some other grotesque way. The “bait dogs” that have a little too much fight in them have their teeth
removed or filed down, and not by a dentist. They have even been blinded! Just turns your stomach to think
about it. Fighting dogs is bad enough, but when you see or hear the measures that are taken to “train” these
dogs to fight, it’s even worse then the fights themselves. At least in the ring they have a fighting chance. This
is not the case for the bait dog. He or she stands NO chance, it is seen to by the so called human beings that
are involved.

Dog fighting speaks volumes about both the dogs involved, usually pit bulls in which I own three, and the so
called humans.  The dogs that fight, need to be “trained” to fight, it is not in their nature. They are beaten,
starved, and made to attack other dogs by humans. If it was in their nature to fight, they would only have to be
put in a ring and it would happen. The problem is, doing that, would more then likely end up in some butt
sniffing, a game of tag, a drink of water, and nap time, rather then a fight to the death. If you have ever owned
a dog, you know they don’t want to fight. They want a blanket, a warm house, a bowl of food and water, a ball
to call their very own, and your love. That’s it. That’s their nature. Even the few bait dogs that escape or are
found still alive, once seeing a vet and given a whole lot of TLC, are affectionate and loving, even after all
they have been through. Dogs are gentle, loyal and loving, everything we as humans should strive to be.
Sadly, it is not in our nature.

The humans, that’s another story. These underdeveloped, knuckle dragging, drooling morons are the
animals. What kind of person, could perpetrate such cruel, and heinous acts against a defenseless, innocent
animal?  It angers me to no end. I want to find them and hurt them. To me, they are no better then a person
who hurts children. Unfortunately, the courts don’t see them in that way at all, but that’s a whole other story. I’d
rather have a drug dealer, or even a hooker, living next do to me then one of these people. They are truly the
menace to society. They have no honor and no balls. They are small people, with even smaller minds who
need to feel big, or macho at the expense of the animals. I guess in some way we should feel bad for them
too, but naaah, screw that, they deserve pain.

The word Dog, has always denoted the negative in the English language. Sick as a dog. Ugly as a dog. Dog
breath, well that one is based on fact. Still, I just don’t understand how this came about. Calling somebody “a
dog”? That should be a compliment!  We can learn a lot from dogs. They offer us love and loyalty
unconditionally, and have for centuries. Most other species would have taken their ball and gone home
decades ago. Given up on us! A dog would never do that, and that’s their nature. So as I see it, it is all of our
job to protect them from those who mean to do them harm. They’ve earned that much. To say nothing, To do
nothing, Stops Nothing!

















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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
-- Mahatma Gandhi