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Celebrity Justice9/14/2006 6:11 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Don't Cage the Dog!

Duane Dog Chapman: Click to watchIn the wake of Duane Dog Chapman's arrest and pending extradition to Mexico, support is pouring in for the famed bounty hunter.

A&E, the channel which airs his reality series "Dog the Bounty Hunter," issued a statement saying, "A&E supports Dog and his family during this difficult time and is proud of his role in helping to bring a convicted serial rapist to justice."

Chapman traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in 2003 to retrieve Max Factor cosmetics heir Andrew Luster, who was wanted in the U.S. on rape charges. Luster is now in jail, serving a 124-year term. The Chapmans were jailed in Mexico for a brief time for the incident three years ago. Bounty hunting is considered a crime in Mexico.

"Dog is a hero to America ... Dog captured this horrible guy [Andrew Luster] and now he's in trouble for it all over again, " says Rick Fass of Powerlock, a company Chapman is a spokesman for. "It just doesn't make sense," Fass adds, "Powerlock and the entire Powerlock family stands behind our national spokesperson."

Chapman recently filmed an ad for the Powerlock company's new product, Wheel Safe, which keeps wheels, tires and custom rims locked, preventing robbery.

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46.

Peter:  1978 days ago

FREE THE DOG!!!!
If this is just a felony..why isn't his lawyer all over that. Leave the DOG

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Peter:  1978 days ago

FREE THE DOG!! Leave the DOG in Hawii!!
If this just a felony..then why isn't his lawyer all over that. His lawyer should be standing in front of that judge saying the Dog aint goin!!!
Just pay the fine and be done with it!!

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48.

Peter:  1978 days ago

FREE THE DOG!!!!!!!!!
FREE THE DOG!!!
FREE THE DOG!!!!!!

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Jennifer:  1978 days ago

THIS IS SO CRAZY!!! ALL THE GOOD THOSE MEN HAVE DONE, TO ARREST THEM IS THE CRIME. OUR GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE A STAND AND NOT EXTRADITE THEM. THERE ARE SO MANY ILLEGAL MEXICANS LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY WHO ARE FELONYS, YET WE DON'T DEPORT THEM. LEAVE THE DOG, LELAND AND TIM ALONE. BRING THEM HOME SAFE. MAY GOD WATCH OVER THE WHOLE CHAPMAN FAMILY.
P.S. LELAND IS A HOTTIE :)

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V-Man:  1978 days ago

This is how we reward a man the caught a rapist that by the way the police couldn't do we try to put him in jail , way to go USA. we really stick together, what a joke. Tell you what mexico government give us DOG and his family back and you can come and pick up all these MS.13 gang members free of charge.

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DONNA:  1978 days ago

My family and I watch "Dog" and his family every week. They not only have they gotten criminals off the streets but they also help those that help themselves. How is it that our gov. can allow this to happen when Mexico and their people are doing us wrong and getting by with it!!! I know of several illeagal mexicans that are here in our town and working with out the proper papers and nothing is done about them. But someone that puts a person like Luster behind bars gets the Shaft? There is diffently something wrong with this picture!! May God be with the Chapman family and keep them strong and my he make this wrong a right so that these people that do wrong can know that the DOG is on their heals!!!
GOD BLESS YOU CHAPMAN FAMILY, Donna

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nina:  1978 days ago

DEAR, BETH, AND FAMILY ;;;; I , AM SO SORRY FOR ALL OF YOU'S ,,, AND ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN !!!!!!... HOW COULD THEY DO THIS TO YOU ALL ???? AFTER 3 YRS LATER , THIS IS A HORRIBLE ORDEAL THAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FAMILY !!!!... AND OUR GOVERNMENT BETTER HELP OUT THEIR OWN PEOPLEFOR ONCE !!!! AND STOP HELPING EVERYONE ELSE ;;; THEY NEVER HELP OUR OWN PEOPLE !!! .. BUT WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS TO OTHER COUNTRIES OUR GOVERNMENT IS RIGHT THERE TO HELP THEM OUT !!!! ???? WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THAT OUR U.S GOVERNMENT ???? THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BETTER HELP DOG, LELAND, AND TIM.....!!!! FOR ONCE ,,,, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BETTER HELP SAVE OUR GOOD GUYS !!!! THERE SHOW IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ON NATIONAL TV ... MY W HOLE FAMILY WATCHES THEIR SHOW ALL THE TIME ,,, OUR WHOLE FAMILY ;;; SEND'S OUR LOVE AND PRAYERS OUT TO THE CHAPMAN FAMILY !!!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL... WE LOVE YA'S !!!! AND ALWAYS WATCH YOUR SHOW !!!! WE HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FOR YOUR FAMILY FROM OURS.... BEST OF LUCK TO THE CHAPMANS ALL OF YOU'S AND ESPECIALLY !!!! THE CHILDREN TOO,, BETH KEEP YOUR CHIN UP THINGS WILL WORK THERE -SELVES OUT WITH GOD'S AND THE INDIAN PRAYERS THAT ARE BEING SENT YOUR WAY... FROM ALL OF US... WITH ALL OUR LOVE TO YOU ALL... XOXOXOXOXOX NINA & FAMILY IN P.A.

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53.

linda keller:  1978 days ago

God bless you and your family,Dog.


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54.

andy:  1978 days ago

i agree with Jimmy the T.It is an insult to all dogs for him to even call himself Dog.
He`s just a little want to be cop.

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55.

Gypsy:  1978 days ago

Lets get this straight, Dog arrested a low life rapist that the Mexicans did not want to give up they wanted him to stay in Mexico with his money even if he a raped several Americans. Then then they want him arrested for something not even a felony??? The one thing they may not pay attention to in Mexico is their elected officials but maybe if we contact ours (as well as the majestrate that had assisted with this crap) Make sure all of the people in his area know to be very loud to the Presiding Judge he may find his ass fired!! Judges don't like to piss off voters. Why don't the Mexicans take back their own felons before they go after someone like Dog. I hope this bites them in the ass!!!

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Paulette Wasserman:  1978 days ago

Leave Dog alone! Mexico has better things to do like worry about all the trash that lives there. They should do somethiing with all the illegals that are over here. Dog is a good man.

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Samantha Domm:  1978 days ago

Now you all know why Mexicans are border jumpers!!!! They try to flee there own country....That is pretty sad!! What if America locked all the illegal immagrants up? Would there even be a Mexican Government?

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Karen:  1978 days ago

haha Lori........good one

Cebula, who's world are you living in?


Brett, he missed his court date.

Russ....amen

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jerry maddy:  1978 days ago

MEXICO!!!! MEXICO !!!! JESUS CHRIST, WHAT THE HELL WITH ALL THE MEXICANS CROSSING INTO THIS COUNTRY. What if we locked all of them up,mexico should keep there trash over there and not worry about a good man like DOG who captured a convicted criminal. If we waited on those backward S.O.B mexicans to turn him over we would still be waiting. There just pissed because he was probably paying off some gov offical to stay in mexico, and DOG took there paycheck.The bounty hunters catch the lowlifes that the cops cant...We as a country need to stand behind this man.

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Gypsy:  1978 days ago

Those of you that are downing the Dag are missing the point!!I have watched his show and sometimes I think its some put up crap but the point is not if we like him. The point is that this is an AMERICAN that has been arrested for a MEXICAN minnor crime. They wanted the rapist and his money and now they don't have him. They don't enforce our laws or extradite real criminals. Im in Denver and we had to fight like hell to get a cop killer back here!! If we extradite him for catching a scum bag like that just to enforce some minor MEXICAN law we should be ashamed. I served 22 years in the military to keep this country safe not to help MEXICO come across the border and force us to honor them when they dont recipricate. The Mexican government has shown no respect for our laws and they dont even take back their own felons and scum they ship here illegally. This is not about Dog (who I do happen to like) It about what Americans will stand for

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