...Dog Eat Dog? Dog fighting has been around for hundreds of years and can be traced back to Europe. The sport of dog fighting is progressively getting more and more popular. It is illegal and considered a felony under federal laws in all fifty states in the United States of America (Dogfighting Fact Sheet 1). Besides the act of dog fighting itself being illegal, there are usually always other criminal activities involved such as: drug paraphernalia, illegal weapons, illegal gambling, and gang activities. Therefore, this so-called sport of dog fighting should continuously stay prohibited, and be more harshly punished by stricter laws. This brutal and bloody entertainment sport, where dogs fight to the death, is an inexcusable example of animal cruelty. Dog fighting is believed to have started in England after bull-baiting was outlawed. Bull-baiting was a spectator sport where a bull had a rope tied around its neck and then tied to a stake in the ground. Bulldogs were then sent to attack or “pin down” the bull by grasping the bull by its nose. Many dogs would receive life threatening wounds or would be killed by the bull trying to escape the torture of numerous dogs attacking him (Luca 1). After this very popular sport was banned people who owned these bull-baiting dogs, also known as bulldogs today, began pitting these dogs against each other. After people began participating in the sport of dog fighting, people began breeding bulldogs with terriers (Background on Dog Fighting...
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...and strong dogs that come from Bulldogs and Terriers who were crossbred to make a working and fighting breed. The core of the breed is made up of three dogs, the American Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, and Staffordshire, while the term “Pit Bull” is used to refer to them. Pit bulls are misconceived to be vicious and dangerous for a variety of reasons. Considering their bad reputation, they should be legally allowed as pets for the reason that they are trainable, great companions, and their invalid history is the reason for the continuous comments...
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...Bulldogs. These dogs are similar in appearance to today's American Bulldog. They gained their popularity on the British Isles in a cruel blood sport known as bull baiting. The history of the Pit Bull can be traced back to the early 1800's in the United Kingdom. Pit Bulls were originally bred from Old English Bulldogs. Pitbulls should not be pets for many reasons, they attack very often, and they are expensive to keep. Pitbulls are the favorite dog breed that is most commonly used for crime by criminals. First of all, Pitbulls attack often, and without...
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...In the 20th century pits were most known for being great family dogs, mascots and they were also used for being military heroes. They were represented in the battle field and on posters for the military in World War I. They were also known for being the perfect spokesdog during World War I. Pits were also known for being extremely well with children and were also known as nursemaids or nanny dogs. They were believed to be descended from Olde English Bulldogs. In the 19th century pit bulls were also used for “bull baiting” as what they called it which is where they would force the dogs to fight for sport. This soon was considered inhumane and became illegal. Thankful for this. Another thing that pit bulls were breed to do in the 19th century was “bear baiting” which is a blood sport were they would put a bear in a ring with a pit so that the pit could torture the bear while others watched for “entertainment”. A myth about the pit bull terrier is that they have locking jaws, there is nothing that is abnormal or different about a pit bulls jaw than there is with any other breed of dog. A fun fact about pit bulls is that they were on the cover of Life Magazine three times which is more than any...
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...neglected. Some are used for sports, others for entertainment, and some for testing purposes. Out of these animals I would like to delve into the abuse of dogs, in particular dog fights. The reality of the cruel injustice these unwilling canines go through day in and day out should not go without punishment. These are living creatures, just like we are, and they deserve kindness and respect as well. Are we doing enough in our society to see that these dogs are brought to justice? When I first learned about dogfighting, I was horrified. I couldn’t believe that people would try and make a profit over two dogs fighting to the death or until one of the dogs couldn’t continue. I learned that dogfighting is a brutal and ruthless sport in which two dogs, or even more, are trained to fight. Most of the time the canine they choose for these fights are pit bulls because of their jaw power and unwillingness to let go. Both pit bulls are placed in a small enclosed area to fight each other for the on-lookers enjoyment and gambling purposes. The Humane Society says that the dogs used in these events often die of blood loss, shock, dehydration, exhaustion, or infection, hours or even days after the fight. Ed Faron says in his book ‘The complete gamedog: a guide to breeding & raising the american pit bull terrier’ that the injuries inflicted and sustained by dogs participating in dogfights are frequently severe, even fatal. The American pit bull terrier-type dogs used in 63% of all dogfights...
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...innocent children and/or a innocent bystanders that can be attacked by an animal if it feels threatened,they wouldn’t know any better if this human is going to hurt them. When abused, animals are not the only ones in danger, the family is also at risk because of the dog,or other animal in the home. There is three main...
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...sleep, and fight. The dogs looked all banged up and their buckets were filled with black water and they had no food. I sawhad seen one of the pit bulls lying dead by the dog house. The house that owned the property looked abandoned, but sadly it was owned by some gang members that wear all purple and only come out at in the nights. Some nights they would fight their dogs in a valley behind the butcher shop thatI i go to every Ssaturday afternoon. Dog fighting is a horrible blood sport...
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...The Michigan State University of Law defines dogfighting as “a type of blood sport that turns game and fighting dogs against each other in a physical fight, often to the death, for the purposes of gambling or entertainment to the spectators.” The “General Law'' states that “Whoever: (i) owns, possesses, keeps or trains any bird, dog or other animal, with the intent that it shall be engaged in an exhibition of fighting.” This means that these dogs are forced to be trained in order to fight till death. When doing this, people begin to be excited or thrilled, because the appeal simply seems to come from the sadistic enjoyment of a brutal spectacle. We tend to notice that people have no sympathy for these dogs or any type of animal and would treat...
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... Cruelty towards Animals and Their Rights If killing animals was entertaining to the people by abusing them and possibly causing them to fight, would you join the cruel humans that are doing this just to have fun watching animals fight and be abused? Animal cruelty comes in different ways from animal abuse, fighting the animals, and even mistreating them. Cruelty to animals is growing all over the United States even out of the US, especially dog fighting and cock fighting has grown dramatically. Animals used for other purposes are being abused more. The poor animals feel pain and suffer every time they are killed or mistreated. Even though my own father commits animal cruelty, still does not change the way I feel towards animal cruelty. My father thinks it is not bad to fight roosters, but I always tell him that fighting them is very cruel to the rooster. Two main animals used for fighting are roosters and dogs. They are trained and forced to fight each other to death, which cock fighters find interesting and gamble their money. Animal Rights and Human Obligations Second Edition, Ed. by Tom Regan and Peter singer, specifies the rights of animals, treatment of animals, killing and value of life of animals, etc. It has various authors on each specific topic that makes it more interesting. I argue that animals should be given their rights and not be tortured by humans for no apparent reason, and those committing the...
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... Aggressive Dogs Owners are responsible for canine aggression, but we can solve this problem (and raise awareness) through education. Dog aggression is unhappily common in our world. Pit bulls and all other so called aggressive breeds need us to show the world that they are not monsters; they are just dogs, pets, and family members according to (Evolution, E. (2010) Who Are The Real Monsters, Pit Bulls Or Humans?). People don’t have the right to mistreat these animals and expect for them to turn out not be aggressive. Aggression refers to any behavior that is hostile, destructive, and/or violent (Kristalyn Salters,P.H.D 2009). Pit Bull breeds are the dogs most targeted when it comes to showing aggression. In the last few decades no other dog has been talked about more than the pit bull. The words pit bull just brings fear to the average person. Many people see pit bull as a viscous and very unpredictable animal. Most of this was brought about because of the nature of the dog to please the owner, and mainly the way it was first bred. There are many of tales of where the pit bull breed came from; one source states (“The pit bull’s ancestors hail from England and were brought to North America by English immigrants. These descendants were bred from the bulldog, which some breed historians believe originally served as a “gripping dog” for hunters of large game. (The term “bulldog” does not refer...
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...super personable, highly friendly, affectionate and misunderstood breed.” She says that her pit bulls are loving, loyal, and silly dogs. If that is the truth, then why have pit bulls been giving such a bad reputation? Before we get into the current news, the history of the pit bull should be covered first. For those of you that aren’t aware, pit bulls aren’t one specific breed, but more of a classification of several different breeds (i.e. Staffordshire Terries, American Pit Bull Terriers, American Bullies and more). The pit bull was originally bred...
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...replaced at any time. It is obvious by the way animals are exploited that their rights are almost nonexistent. This exploitation includes animals that are used for entertainment, sport, breeding, and experiments. Animal activist are trying to get animals’ rights and observed and enforced by all. Humans use animals in many different ways besides as pets. Estee Lauder, Avon and Mary Kay have resumed animal testing on cosmetics to sell in China — even as the companies continue to claim in the United States that their products are cruelty-free (Sullivan). Laboratories use animals to test makeup, and for medical research; sometimes the animals are not given any anesthesia or pain medicine. The animals are caged or held in rooms that are so crowded that they cannot even move (Guillermo). Because they are going to be used for experiments or research often they are not given enough food and water. They may never be allowed outside of the cage again (Guillermo). Laboratories buy these animals from pounds such as the Pound Seizure program. This program allows animal shelters to sell animals to labs for experimenting or research; there are five states that have this program. These shelters that have too many animals are allowed to sell the extras to labs for research or experiments. These are domesticated animals such as cats and dogs that are homeless and have been brought to shelters for protection. Most of these animals will die from these experiments. Zoos and circuses are another...
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...The American Pitbull Terrier is a breed of dog that is both loved and hated by many people. American Pitbull Terriers have been in apart of America's lives and home for many centuries. It was even stubby as a dog of war; the dog's name was Sergeant Stubby. Even though the American Pitbull Terrier is a dog that love people and love to work, American Pitbull Terriers should not be owning unless you plan to hunt and work the dog or the owner can deal with their fighting heritage. One reason to own an American Pitbull Terrier is for hunting. “Pitbulls were created from dogs used to grip large game such as bears and boars”.(TheWorkingPitbull) Hunters use American Pitbull Terriers to grip the quarry, so that they can come and shoot the animal. American...
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...that we reconsider some of the greatest forms of art, such as The Call of the Wild for its, uniqueness, artistic value and content. Jack London’s ,The Call of the Wild allows a connection from the reader to the dog in a unique point of view, although some may claim that it is not a correct image to portray an animal with human characteristics, it still has artistic value to it, which allows the reader to look through the dog’s eyes. Buck (the dog) deliberately allows the reader to know the insights of his mental process when he states emotions such as, “Never in his life had he been so vilely treated” (4). This form of allowing the reader to know...
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...misunderstood dog breeds in the world. Another fact is pit bull puppies are adorable. The myths about them are: they do not have locking jaws and they are not all inherently vicious. Pit bulls are not aggressive towards other dogs and they are not aggressive towards humans. Pit bulls that have an unknown history and parentage from rescue or shelter are not dangerous to adopt, rather than buying a pit bull from a breeder . The last myth is that: it is not better to adopt a pit bull puppy instead of an adult. There is a little history to pit...
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