minutes later, rendered useless by the other dog, he lies spent beside his master, his stomach constricted with pain. He turns his head back toward his owner for some kind of approval to only get a bullet in brain. Where do you stand on dog fighting? Have you ever thought about it. Strangely, Ive found a lot of people who say they are against dog fighting , turn there heads and do nothing when they see it happening. So is that being against dog fighting or just not participateing in the fights.
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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
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a sadistic contest in which two dogs who are specifically bred, conditioned, and trained to fight are placed in a small pit (a small arena made out of plywood walls) to fight each other for the spectator’s entertainment and gambling. “Man’s best friend” may fight to the death in dog fights, often with tens of thousands of dollars at stake. Dogfighters sometimes kill the losing dogs, and even the winning dogs may die from their wounds. Life as a dog used for fighting is a nightmare. Dogfighting is
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Animal Abuse: Dogfighting Where does the abuse stop? A lot of animals in our society are being abused, mistreated, and 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
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run around the yard. She loved to play in the snow and piles of leaves. She was a very sweet dog. She would come and lay on the floor by your feet and just lay there until you moved. My sisters, brother and myself treated her more like a child then a dog. When we were eating something, we gave her some even though our parents told us not to. She loved peanut butter. She was a very good guard dog, because she would let you know when someone would be in the yard or at the door. She would bark
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reference to Vietnam in order to show the hostile and dangerous environment that Vick grew up in. This would impact Vick in a negative way in his future. Vick’s journey to prison would start at a young age. Michael Vick saw his first dog fight at the age of 8. Dog fighting was a part of the culture of the neighborhood. In his biography, “Finally Free”, Vick says that “When [he] was young, [he] witnessed dogfighting so much that [he] didn’t think it was wrong” (102). Growing up in this kind of environment
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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
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One of the most shocking and gruesome stories over the last five years has been the report of Michael Vick running a dog fighting scandal in the confines of his Virginia home. This story was covered by every single major news outlet across the United States and caused uproar amongst millions of animal lovers. While this press undoubtedly raised awareness of the perils of animal cruelty, there are still hundreds and hundreds of cases that go unnoticed every day. For how loving and caring animals
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hidden behind the house that kept around 50 Pit Bulls, who were trained and bred to be fighting dogs. The initial raid on the house was conducted on April 25, 2007. The dogs were sent to many different shelters for months before they got moved to foster homes, volunteer services, or new shelters. As stated before, many dogs were trained and specifically bred to be fighting dogs. Jim Gorant wrote in the book, The Lost Dogs, “The best fighters- the most aggressive and skilled- were bred to one another to
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Pit Bull. You either thought if a mean, vicious and angry dog ready to attack at the drop of a hat, or you think of a big but cute dog, who is protective and loving of owners who treat them well. Many countries and states are trying to get pit bulls banned under Breed-Specific Legislations, or BSL. In “Opinion: Pit bulls should be banned” by Barbara Kay states that pit bulls should be banned because they are natural born killers and there is no way to train them to behave. Elana Pisani author of
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