What Is Dog Fighting?

Murder and abuse cases never fail to startle society. Moral codes are flouted with unmatched rigorousness by these indubitable egregious crimes. Sufferers in these cases are often people. Nonetheless, these callous obscenities should not be seen as less important when animals are the victims. Animals undergo horrendous abuse due to barbaric individuals, greed, and unnecessary lab testing.

Across the world people abuse animals for sport, gambling, and pure exploitation like dog fighting, cock fighting, and breeding dogs just to be able to sell them to places such as shady pet stores and such. Dog fighting is a very lucrative illegal activity that goes largely unpunished these people take poor dogs and inbreed them with their moms, dads, and siblings to be able to create the perfect fighting dog that can make them loads of money. Some other things these groups do include giving them drugs that induce rage and make them even more lethal. These sorts of activities give other breeds such as pit bulls bad reputation; any dog regardless of type can be prone to violence, especially due to birth defects to inbreeding. In other parts

Aggressive and/or vicious dogs are beginning to be a serious problem in the United States. With the rise in dog fights Pit Bull Terriers are viewed in a negative light. When the wrong owner gets a Pit Bull and withholds food and teaches the dog to fight it makes a very dangerous dog. Pit bulls are known for their bite strength and fearless personalities. Due to all the negative media, abusive and neglectful pit bull owners; the pit bull terriers are thought of as vicious and unsafe dogs to be around. Pit bull terriers are discriminated against due to a misconception of the breed itself.

Pit bulls are a breed that are very misunderstood. We use illegal Pit Bull fighting as organized crime which leads people to think that they are vicious animals, but they are not. Though this breed may be aggressive, they can bring good companionship. Pit Bulls dogs have long been popular family pets, noted for their gentleness, affection and loyalty. “This breed have been characterized by certain physical and behavioral traits.” (Statement on Pit Bulls). Pit bulls have been known to attack people, but it was the owner who has trained them to be like that. As you can see these are some of the effects of Pit Bulls.

Dogs simply need to spend time with other dogs as well as, become accustomed to different people. Pit Bulls tend to be sensitive and get their feelings hurt easily, so in essence with the proper care they tend to be very friendly, even with strangers so they don’t make the best guard dog (BadRap). They also have tendencies to excel with bomb detection, and as therapeutic aids because they are highly intelligent along with having tendencies to live playful lives (BadRap). Severe shyness, fearfulness, and directed human aggression is not desirable in any dog (BadRap). Human aggression is something that I firmly believe leads to the dog having an extreme aggressive behavior. Although, people have named these dogs as the face of an aggressive dog “problem”, they are using them for banned actions. Dogfighting has become illegal in all fifty states; Pit Bulls were put into this type of situation by their owners and the media capitalized on it through stereotypical images and myths that dragged the image of the breed down (BadRap). A well-known case of dogfighting would go back to Michael Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels.

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.

In today's world there is an underground layer. “By our estimate, there are tens of thousands of dog fighters in the U.S., forcing hundreds of thousands of dogs to train..”(Dog Fighting). Dog fighting, is said to be an underreported and poorly enforcement crime. In terms is understood why it's hard to be defeated. When the dog fights happen they are in places abandoned. Plus easy get away spots, just in case of a raid. When a place is raided and people are caught they are taken to jail. Then they discuss the bases of what they have to serve. Most people that are charged with dogfighting get out in about two to five years. Then two to three years of probation with no ownership of dogs. This should be changed, some people go right back into dogfighting. People convicted for dogfighting should go through something like sex a fenders go through. Have a yearly check up with someone of the law.

Every 60 seconds an animal is abused. Dogs, cats, horses, and many other types of animals are being neglected and tortured everyday, yet resulting in few and minor consequences for the perpetrators. Animal abuse is prevalent in the United States and has been an ongoing issue since the 1970's, and prior to. Society as a whole has chosen to avoid the facts and arguments about animal cruelty, because to some it is seen as acceptable and typical. It becomes much more frowned upon when people actually see the results of the cruelty, especially in the media.

Animal abuse is when someone mistreats or inflicts pain on an animal. Even not feeding them is a form of animal abuse. Animal abuse is a major problem in America. When looking at why animals are treated the way they are today, it is important to think about the history of animal abuse, the rate at which animal abuse is reported, why people mistreat animals, and current animal rights advocacy groups.

Any violations can result up to three years of jail time including a $250,000 fine (ASPCA, 2015). As mentioned earlier, Vick was sentenced to jail for eighteen months, charged a $2,500 fine, and had to maintain good behavior for four years (Animal Legal Defense Fund, 2011). Vick also agreed to meet with several anti-dogfighting campaigns by speaking to community groups. Other laws, such as breed-specific laws, are enforced to prevent dogfighting. Breed-specific laws are used to regulate or ban certain breeds of dogs which can help decrease the amount of dogfighting. Unfortunately, these laws are costly and are known to be difficult to enforce. ASPCA shows that there is no evidence that these laws have made it safer for the public and other animals (2015). Breed-specific laws were made as a faster and easier way to prevent dogfighting, but may do more harm than good. For example, breed-specific laws makes it harder for these particular breeds to get adopted. Even when they are adopted, many places of residency do not allow these dogs to live there. Some veterinarians will not do check-ups or give the required shots to these breeds. This means the dog may not receive proper care which can result into an outbreak of dangerous diseases (ASPCA, 2015). Society also sees these breed-specific dogs as a threat since it’s more common for gang members and criminals to adopt them. Gang members and criminals adopt these dogs because they like the idea of having an “outlaw” pet. Overall, breed-specific laws make it harder on dogs and even their owners. ASPCA (2015)

Unfortunately today there are many cases of animal abuse happening around the world. Animal cruelty or animal abuse can be defined as the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals for purposes other than self-defense. There are many different types of abuse such as using animals for research, using animals for entertainment purposes, abandoning animals to shelters, and animal neglect. We need to raise awareness and find a solution to these issues. Animals are suffering and we need to help them.

Dog fighting is an organized crime that appalls law enforcement when they encounter it. Dog fighting is when “game dogs” are made to fight, mostly to death. It is a form of entertainment, gambling, and a way to make copious amounts of cash. The blood sport that is dog fighting started through aristocracy and was later adopted by Victorian and colonial miscreants. This blood sport is now illegal in all 50 states and Afghanistan, Australia, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, South America, Europe, and the EU. (Gibson, Esdaw)

Once the dogs prove to be ready, they are placed in the pit against larger dogs to test their willingness or determination to face collapse and future defeat. If the dogs pass the test, they are deemed ready to fight. When this happens, they are brought into the arenas after being washed, to make sure they have nothing on their coats that will harm the other dogs. A pitch usually consisting of plywood walls, about twenty feet in diameter with carpet, is where the fight will take place. Inside of the pit there will be an indication of lines, usually marked by masking tape or paint. The animals are brougt to the pitch by their owners. Inside the arena there will be one referee and the two owners of the dogs. On command, the dogs will be released, they smash together like a couple of mac trucks. They look like a wrestling match with teeth, biting one another, trying not to let go of their opponet. The matches can last up to forty-five minutes and end when one dog can no longer fight back because of exhaustion or death.

Fights average one to two hours, ending when one of the dogs will not or cannot continue. In addition, the injuries inflicted and sustained by dogs participating in dog fights are frequently severe even fatal. The American pit-bull terrier-type dogs used in the majority of these fights have been specifically bred and trained for fighting and are unrelenting in their attempts to overcome their opponents. With their extremely powerful jaws, they are able to inflict severe bruising deep puncture wounds, and broken bones. The dogs used in these events often die of blood loss, shock, dehydration, exhaustion, or infection hours or even days after the fights. Other animals often scarified as well; dogs who are born “cold”, or won’t fight maybe kept around to sic other dog’s on. Also they use cats (in cages) to make the dogs mean, it not only affects the dog, but it’s very cruel to the cat to be put through that.

Most Common Types of Animal Abuse” the most common types of animal abuse include neglecting, hoarding,