"I want to maul this crime until it stops!"

Last week, reporter Dan Abendschein reported Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, spent more than $87,000 of his campaign finance money in travel, hotel, restaurant and fundraising expenses in 2007.

Well this week, Calderon is using his political clout to battle dog-fighting. Calderon's bill, SB1775, "authorizes forfeiture of all property used during the commission of an illegal dog fight," then authorizes the funds from the sale of those items to go to animal-welfare groups and law enforcement agencies that investigate and prosecute animal-fighting crimes.

According to a press release sent out Friday, Calderon said he wanted to "eliminate this horrifying blood sport," and "maul this crime until it stops!"

Guess Calderon is really taking a bite outta crime ... (Sorry, I just had to say it).