Dog Fighting Persuasive Speech

Most breed laws are poorly written and do not take into account the individual temperaments of the dogs considered vicious. Mandatory leash laws are much more effective in controlling dog bites, when the proper resources are available to enforce the laws. Mandatory leash laws do not stereotype dogs based on their breed and put the responsibility back in the hands of the owner. Some cities have bans so strict that if a specific breed, usually pit bulls, and or pit bull mixes is within city limits that have the breed ban, the dogs are confiscated and

This fight leaves the dogs dripping with blood, in pain, weak, and tired. And that is part of the reason why I agree for it being banned. Yet it also shows that the dogs are sting and fight their own battles. The activities that occurred are common nature for dogs. Such instincts date back to their

Dog fighters say to have the best fighting dog in the arena is to get them while they are young. The reason why dog fighters want the dogs as puppies because, it’s to train them so they can learn when they are small but when they are big for example: if you get a pit bull at an old age they would not be able to use that dog because of the fact that they are already old, weak, and there body just can’t move that fast anymore so they would either bait the pit bull or kill it in some kind of way. According to Heger “during the 1800's dogfights were advertised in national magazines” (Heger, 2). As we see today pit bulls really are the main type of dogs that dog fighters would choose and also bloodlines that could either mix with the breed of pit bulls or other blood lines who are stronger and fiercer. However another thing that Heger points out is that the “dogs are frequently injected with steroids of other illegal drugs, beaten, or starved in an effort to increase aggression” (Heger, 4). This

I think that the people that you shouldn’t train the animals should be put down because, their the one training the dog to be mean to people that they don’t know.

If you raise a dog With whips and chains, of course they're going to be mean and bite. But that is, the owners fault, not the dogs!!! Besides pit bulls aren’t the only dogs that kill there are many dogs that have taken life’s, and you’re just going to get this one dog? Now look I don’t mean take all the dogs out of the U.S.A, I’m simply stating that there are other dogs that hurt to not just one type of dog. Where do the Pit bull’s go? Do you have a certain place for them to go or are you just going, to let the wonder the streets and, possibly letting them get shot by other people? Put yourself in the dog’s shoes, would you like it to be illegal to have a home? To have it illegal to live your life? How would you feel? Pit bulls are the target of breed-specific legislation for years now. Despite proof saying such laws do not stop the

This puts the dogs at risk of various diseases as well as keeps them from socializing with other dogs. Without proper socialization, a dog may be provoked and bite other dogs or even people. When these unsocialized dogs do without time outdoors, they also don’t get adequate exercise and it puts them at a higher risk of obesity and various diseases and may cause them to become more dangerous due to sickness and injury. This ban therefor, pushes unnecessary hardships on responsible dog owners and their

I shiver at the sound, there is only one person in the room who would cause me any harm, the scout was up. It was impressive he could move after being tossed around like a rag doll, greater so he had the strength to lay his hands on me. Unluckily for him I knew where all his wounds were. As his grip tightens I swing my arm to where his upper abdomen would be. He grunt of pain tells me I found it. His grip loosens and I push him away from me. The man doesn’t stumble very far, but the look on his face told me he wasn’t used to being beaten. Assessing my threat level, he charges. I have hardly any time to block his swing and milliseconds before it happens, I know he isn’t going for my face. There is a crack from my leg and pain shoots from my ankle. I scream in agony. The scout pins me down, I should have left him in the woods after

Pit bulls are put through abuse like innocent people get shot for no reason. The abuse of Pit bulls is so bad little children day after day are attacked because of people who abuse them. Pit bulls tend to be the best fighting dog, because of its strength, high pain tolerance, and desire to please it’s owner. The owners of these dogs happen to abuse,torture, and even use them as bait if they're not good fighters. Examples like they're not strong enough or not aggressive, and especially if they won’t kill the other dog. Dog fighting also happens to be a felony in 43 states in the U.S and a misdemeanor in 7 states. Which makes it illegal in all 50

People are adopting pit bulls from Craigslist and Facebook to have them put down or dropped off at a kill shelter because they are trying to eliminate the breed. They are doing this since they believe pit bulls are dangerous naturally, but all dogs have the potential to be dangerous and attack humans, not just pit bulls. How a dog acts depends on how it was treated or trained by the owner, not the breed they are. Pit bulls have a poor reputation which is a result of what people train them for, dog fights. So rather than trying to eliminate the breed, why not deal with the owners of violent pit bulls? The dogs are not to blame, so they shouldn’t be punished for the actions of their owners since there is no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad

If we banned every breed that ever bit or did something wrong there would not be any dogs left because dogs of every breed will bite if provoked. It may not be fatal, but they still will bite depending on the situation. In Montreal they placed “a law that would prevent residents from adopting or buying pit bulls and would have required anyone who already owns one of the dogs to register the animal (Hauser 1)”. According to an article in The New York Times this was because a woman was fatally mauled by a dog in June. This woman was 55 years old and was bitten and killed, the police officer said that a neighbor found the woman dead in a backyard. The dog was shot and killed because the police said that the dog was too aggressive for the officers to approach. The police also said that “he did not know the breed of the dog (Hauser 2)”. It says that “The bylaw requires owners to pay higher fees for the animal than for non-pitbull types (Hauser 1)”. Owners will also have to go through a criminal background check and the dog must keep a muzzle on outside even when they are inside fenced in yards. They suspended this law at a later date because the judge (Louis Gouin) “considered a request from the Montreal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to throw them out (Hauser 2)”. Pit bulls are the most targeted breed in the nation because of their blocky heads and square jaws and because of their reputation in pop culture. They have been portrayed as overly aggressive towards humans or as natural-born fighters and guard dogs. Videos on the internet do not help their case and neither does making them dogfight which just increases their aggressiveness towards people and other dogs. Other factors like insurance company rules do not help either because good dogs end up in terrible situations or they end up getting banned because one dog of the same breed made a

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.

Using the death based approach, 66 out of 76 of the Pit bull type were purebreds and the rest were crossbreeds, 17 out of 27 were purebreed German Shepherd dogs, 7 out of 8 were purebreed Saint Bernards, and 1 out of 5 were Labrador Retrievers (Stacks et al. 838). The rest of the totals were cross breeds. Using the dog-based approach, 98 out of 118 were purebred Pit bull-type, 24 out of 41 were German Shepherd, and 7 out of 8 were purebreed Saint Bernard (Stacks et al. 838). Out of all these studies, they found out that 24% were deaths involved with unrestrained dogs off the owner's property, 58% were unrestrained dogs on the owner's property, and 17% involved restrained dogs on the owner's property, and 1% involved a restrained dog off the owner's property (838). This however can be justified, most of these dogs bite for a reason just like people may lash out on other people if they are mad or angry.

1. Thugs who need a tough dog to feel tough intentionally doing everything they can to make their dogs mean. This includes, beating, starving, baiting, feeding weird crap like gunpowder....They also never socialize, train, or neuter their dogs. This intentionally creates a dog that is both dog and human aggressive and will most likely kill other pets and end up being euthanized for biting someone.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Denver City Council, today I would like to talk to you about the city of Denver enforcing a dangerous dog law instead of breed specific legislation, because the enforcement of breed specific legislation is not the solution to dangerous dogs in the community. I plan on showing how Denver could change their law to make a difference to the quality of dogs living in this great city.

Dog fighting is a very cruel thing, and it is happening right under our noses. It is illegal to fight a dog in all fifty states. By being an observer at a dog fight, it is against the law in forty-seven states. So why do people continue this cruel practice? The answer seems to be money. Some people who breed dogs for fighting can sell their puppies for up to two thousand dollars. Even though fighting dogs is making money, it is cruel since pain is inflicted on the dogs; the ASPCA and the Humane Society are trying to prevent this with proper training.