John Goodwin is the Director of Animal Cruelty Policy for The HSUS's Animal Cruelty & Fighting Campaign. He is a nationally recognized expert on animal fighting issues who has been involved in the passage of both state and federal legislation to curb animal fighting. John has given thousands of media interviews about dogfighting, cockfighting and various other animal issues and has testified before numerous state legislatures. John is a court certified expert witness on animal fighting issues in multiple states and regularly teaches classes on animal cruelty and fighting investigations for police and prosecutors.