Cockfighting: Rodeo and New York

Professional bull riding is a fierce, rough, and grueling sport with roots deeply imbedded in American culture. It's America's original extreme sport. The PBR has evolved into a captivating and adrenaline charged sporting event that features an all star cast of the greatest bull riders and bucking bulls in the world. Bull riding originated in charreadas, contests of ranch and horsemanship skills that developed on the haciendas of Old Mexico. First termed jaripeo, bull riding was originally a variant of bullfighting where riders would literally ride the bull to death. It later evolved into an event where participants merely rode the bull until it tired and stopped bucking. The history of bull riding started first back in the 1850's. Texas men

1. Regardless of being illegal in all fifty states, dog fighting made a comeback and the pit bull was the dog of choice.

The viewers are the main encouragement for boxers to keep fighting or to fight harder. “They don’t come out to see a tee party,” said Mike Jacobs evenly. “They come out to see the knockout. They come out to see a man hurt. If they think anything else, they’re kidding themselves” (qtd. in

For example, some arenas can hold up to 60,000 people (Bullfighting Free Europe).This can lead to happier people. Bullfighting could be compared to a football game in a sense. Next, people may be able to see a president that will attend an event.(Bullfighting Free Europe) Most people would like to see Barack Obama and same goes for the people that would like to see Mariano Rajoy, the President of Spain. That way the people that run the arena can get a lot of money. Also, bullfighting is one of the most popular sports in Spain. (Bullfights:The Facts) This means that a lot of fans means a lot of

People in the public are lead to believe that Pit Bulls are bred only as fighting dogs and that they are aggressive to other dogs and humans. It is unfortunately true that some Pit Bulls are bred for fighting but, not all are. There is a small percentage overall of Pit Bulls that are used as fighting dogs, mostly Pit Bulls are family dogs. “Some pit bulls were selected and bred for their fighting ability. That means that they may be more likely than other breeds to fight with dogs. It doesn’t mean that they can’t be around other dogs or that they’re unpredictably aggressive. Other pit bulls were specifically bred for work and companionship. These dogs have long been popular family pets, noted for their gentleness, affection and loyalty.” (Position). This states that not all Pit Bulls are threatening and have a desire to fight. I believe that dog fighting is wrong and should be illegal throughout the United States. Dog fighting is a very popular underground form of entertainment.

This first fact is something everyone should know, Pit Bulls are not an actual breed of dog! Yes there is a breed called the American Pitbull Terrier, but that is what most people call a ‘Pitbull’, Pit Bull refers to the look of a dog. There is a rumour about the Pit Bull's bite, which stated that they had a bite strength of 1,600 pounds per square inch and was the strongest bite of any dog, and the is not true the Pit Bulls true bite strength is 235 pound per square inch, which is weaker than the German Shepherd and the Rottweiler. Despite having an overly aggressive reputation Pit Bulls don’t make good guard dogs, since they are to trusting of humans and might greet them as a new friend. The Pit Bull is known to be so caring to children that they are called nanny dogs. Pit Bulls have 31% more likelihood to attack an unknown individual. There is thought to be about 2.5 million Pit Bulls in america. In the year 1991, England and Wales banned Pit Bulls. At any given time there is a media scare about a specific breed and before Pit Bulls there was German Shepherds, Doberman Pinschers, and even Bloodhounds had a media scare. Though Pit Bulls have been around since the 1800’s they only recently began to gain popularity in the 1980’s when there was crack downs on dog fighting rings. The most well known crackdown was in 2007, when Michael Vick’s ring was busted and 51 dogs were seized, of those

This blood sport became a lot more popular than bear-baiting because of the lack of bears in England. Bull baiting is just like bear baiting, but there are a few distinct differences. It became very existent in Crete and Lascaux during the Renaissance period, though it began in ancient times. People were paid to breed and train specific dogs for this sport. They were usually bull mastiffs or English bulldogs. These breeds seemed to have the intensity and aggression needed to take down the bull. The dogs went through similar training as bear baiting dogs, though the mastiffs were trained a lot harder. The dogs were trained to clamp their jaws on the bull's nose ring and not let go until killed. They were released two at a time, and it usually took three or four dogs to finally subdue the bull. Many dogs were pierced by the bull's horns. The wagers on the contests were usually lower. However, the low prices greatly increased attendance and increased participation. Bull baiting stayed around for an extremely long amount of time.

Dog fighting, also known as pit fighting, was not only legal but a popular activity among

Dogfighting is an inhumane blood sport that usually leaves the losing dog brutally killed by the owner, or suffering even more pain through beating, hanging, drowning or electrocution. Some people feel passionately against dog fighting and have utilized platforms such as letters, news articles, and speeches to speak out about it. Cheryl Durst, Ashley Southall, and Michael Vick utilize imagery to appeal to readers’ emotions as well as their established statuses to institute a sense of credibility with their audience.

Like Rome, the British also reveled in this vicious sport. They also placed high worth on contests that showed animals fighting to death. The display of a powerful dog fighting and ultimately killing a bull was the biggest entertainment that the villages could provide its citizens. This form of entertainment extended over all classes and by the sixteenth century bull-baiting and bear-baiting became the finale for a royal night of

Many of the population in America lived in rural, frontier land and, at its very core, remained a technique of gaining status and proving masculinity. Males were the only ones taking place in these activities. The sports that were available for all to see were mostly non-violent competitions, with prize money awarded to the winners. This can be seen in the start of billiards being played, where men would place bets on competition, as well as competitions like the great foot race, a race where the winner would earn $1,000 dollars. A great increase of underground boxing can also be seen at this time. Like cockfights, and fights that involved animals, boxing gave an opportunity for wealthy men to be involved in competition, without getting physical, by placing bets on who would

Bullfighting originates back to 700 A.D. in Spain. It started as an activity for the King’s crowning. It was later turned to a ceremonial event for the upper class. The status of bullfighting changed when King Felipe V thought it brought a negative attention to his family. Because the people of Spain had grown accustomed to the event, the commoners took it on as a sport. This event or sport has special equipment, participants, structure, and purpose.

Obviously, pitbulls don’t get the money for fighting, but the owners do. 16,000 dogs are killed each year due to fighting. And the only way to make that number lower is to ban them all around the U.S. Dog fighting is a sense of animal torture and also a felony offense for the owner. Also, being a spectator at a dog fight is also illegal because you’re supporting it. In 2009, a twenty-one year old man was killed because he was trying to stop a vicious dog fight.

The origins of bullfighting can be traced back to prehistoric times. The Greeks sacrificed bulls for religious reasons, but in its earliest forms, bullfighting did not even involve humans. The bull was often put into a small enclosure with another predatory animal, such as a tiger or lion, and the beasts fought to the death. The spectacle eventually evolved into a struggle between man and bull gaining similarities with what we know today as bullfighting. Along with these changes came the spectacle and formalities that are now an integral part of the corrida de toros. Arguably, the first of the modern bullfight took place in Vera, Logroño, Spain in 1133. The modern bullfight evolved from rejoneo, which

Actually, fighting bulls was a "popular activity" in the Middle Ages but it was an event that only the elite participated in, Seufert explains. On the occasion of marriages or other ceremonies of "honor" nobles on horses fought "…with long lances" to demonstrate how strong and noble they were (Seufert, p. 4). The bull has for centuries been a symbol of "power and fertility," and the in the first mentions of bullfighting in the literature, the Spanish "Poem of the Cid," a protagonist battles a bull (around 1040) at the marriage of the king's daughter (Seufert, p. 4).