The Knock Out Dog Fighting program is one of many programs developed by the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization For Pits' Sake, Inc. This award winning anti-dog fighting program is an unprecedented multi-media public education campaign for children and young adults that combats the callous cruelty of dog fighting.
Sometimes it takes a high-profile incident like the Michael Vick case to shock people into recognizing that we simply can't keep turning a blind eye to these atrocities. Sadly, dog fighting is alive and well in America. The Michael Vick case exposed to the American public the brutality that goes along with it. While the outcome of the Vick case was a great victory against dog fighting, there is still much to be done. Although Vick's dog fighting operation has been dismantled, it was only ONE of countless thousands of such operations across the country where dogs suffer untold horrors at the hands of their owners in dog fighting operations.
We believe that one of the most effective ways to stop the cycle of violence is to teach young people about self-discipline, self-respect and the proper treatment of animals. This type of education creates a cycle of a different sort: a cycle of compassion.
We offer classes, posters, radio and television public service announcements and other valuable information to schools, community centers, law enforcement, animal shelters, rescue groups, gang counselors and juvenile detention centers to stop cruelty and abuse in our communities.
The members of the Knock Out Dog Fighting team are well-known individuals and role models who are experts in their field. As professionals in their fields, our team members are poised to positively influence how young adults behave because they are viewed as role models. Click on the categories below to see who is on our team!
Advisory Team
Elias Chamorro - Kris Crawford
Elias received a BA in Spanish and Business and his Teachers and Adminstrative Credentials from San Jose State University. He received his Masters from Santa Clara University. He has worked for the East Side Unified High School District for 34 yrs. and for Foothill College (part-time) for 31 yrs. Besides teaching Spanish and Business, Elias was the Principal of Overfelt High Shcool and a Director responsible for the Indepedent Study Program, Discipline and Attendance, and Athletics. Elias has attended and presented at many educational conferences, been a consultant for school districts in maximizing their ADA revenue, and chaired a very successful Bond measure election. He has also served in the Central Coast Section of California Interscholastics Federation (CIF) Executive Committee and is a member of the State CIF Athletic illegibility Appeal Hearing panel and the California State Wrestling Advisory Committee. Elias has served on the board of the Alum Rock Community Center. He was also a member of the East San Jose Kiwanis Club for 30 years. Elias lives in San Jose, CA and now is an Education Consultant.
Amanda M. Searle - Kris Crawford
Amanda M. Searle was born and raised in a small suburb of Philadelphia, PA. She received a dual B.A. in German and Government/Law from Lafayette College in Easton, PA in 2001. While in college, Amanda played Division 1 softball for the Lafayette Leopards and was an active member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. After college, Amanda was commissioned into the United States Army as a Signal Officer, where she served four years on active duty, and was stationed in Tacoma, WA, Augusta, GA, and Germany. She then left active duty in 2005 to attend law school. While in school, Amanda conducted extensive research on current dogfighting laws on both federal and state levels. She continues to advocate the integration of community outreach programs and police training to better detect dog fighting rings. Amanda received her J.D. from California Western School of Law with honors in the Creative Problem Solving concentration. She is licensed to practice law in the state of California. Amanda currently resides in San Diego County. Amanda is the author of Release The Dogs: Creating a Social Remedy to the Dog Fighting Epidemic.
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