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By: Christine Crawford
Badger-baiting Bear-baiting Betta-fighting Boxing Bull-baiting Bullfighting Chilean rodeo Cockfighting Cock throwing Coursing Cricket fighting Dog fighting Donkey-baiting Duck-baiting Fox hunting Fox tossing
Gladiatorial spectacles
Goose pulling
Hare coursing
Hog-baiting
Human-baiting
Hyena-baiting
Insect fighting
Jackal coursing
Lion-baiting
Monkey-baiting
Octopus wrestling
Rat-baiting
Spider fighting
Wolf hunting
Wolf-baiting
Historical accounts of dog fights go back to the 1750s
Widespread activity emerged after the Civil War, with professional pits proliferating in the 1860s, mainly in the Northeast
Common form of entertainment for police officers and firemen
Although many laws were passed to outlaw the activity, dog fighting continued to expand during the twentieth century
Many of the dogs were brought over from England and Ireland, where dog fighting had begun to flourish after bull-baiting and
bear-baiting became illegal in the 1830s
American Pit Bull Terrier
Fila Brasileiro
Dogo Argentino
Tosa Inu
Presa Canario
Occasionally other breeds and mixes are reportedly used in street fights or as "bait" dogs used by some to train fighting
dogs
Dogs are kept isolated from other dogs
Spend most of their lives on short, heavy chains, often just out of reach of other dogs.
Usually unsocialized to any other dogs and to most people
Anabolic steroids used to enhance muscle mass and encourage aggressiveness
Narcotic drugs may be used to increase the dogs' aggression, increase reactivity and mask pain or fear during a fight
Young animals are often trained or tested by allowing them to fight with other dogs in well-controlled "rolls."
Some people rely on cruel methods to encourage their dogs to fight, including starvation, physical abuse, isolation
May have their ears cropped and tails docked close to their bodies
In 2007, Congress passed the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act which amended the Animal Welfare Act and provided felony penalties for interstate
commerce, import and export relating to commerce in fighting dogs, fighting
cocks and cockfighting paraphernalia.
All states except for Idaho and Wyoming had banned dog fighting by 2008
Idaho became the 49th state to pass legislation that increased the penalty in that state for participating in dog fighting from a misdemeanor to a felony
One week later, on March 4, 2008, Wyoming became the 50th state to pass this same type of legislation
Also a felony in Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
In most states, the possession of dogs for the purpose of fighting is also a felony offense
Being a spectator at a dog fight is illegal in all states except Montana and Hawaii
Approximately 29 states have laws that are related to the reporting of animal cruelty by veterinarians
Dog fights are informal on street corners, back alleys and playground activities
Stripped of the rules and formality of the traditional pit fight Events triggered by insults, turf invasions or the simple taunt Lack of respect for the animals, often starving and beating them to
encourage aggressive behavior
Many of the dogs are bred to be a threat not only to other dogs, but to people as well
"Street" fights are often associated with gang activities. The fights may be conducted with money, drugs or bragging rights as the primary payoff
There is often no attempt to care for animals injured in the fight and police or animal control officers frequently encounter dead or dying animals in the aftermath of such fights
Fighters are more organized
One or more dogs participating in several organized fights a year as a sideline for both entertainment and to attempt to
supplement income
Pay more attention to care and breeding of their dogs
More likely to travel across state lines for events
Dogfighters often have large numbers of animals (as many as 50 or more) and earn money from breeding, selling and
fighting dogs at a central location and on the road
They pay particular attention to promoting established winning bloodlines and to long-term conditioning of animals.
They regularly dispose of animals that are not successful fighters or breeders using a variety of methods, including
shooting and blunt force trauma, or selling them to street
fighters
Fights can last just a few minutes or several hours
Both animals may suffer injuries, including puncture wounds, lacerations, blood loss, crushing injuries and broken bones.
Although fights are not usually to the death, many dogs succumb to their injuries later.
Unless they have had a good history of past performance or come from valuable bloodlines, losing dogs are often
discarded, killed or simply left with their injuries untreated
If the losing dog is perceived to be a particular embarrassment to the reputation or status of its owner, it may be executed in a
particularly brutal fashion as part of the "entertainment."
Most dogs that are used for fighting are never even brought to a veterinary clinic
No record of this owner or animal ever coming to the clinic
Many old scars present on the face and body
Very bad temperament
Broken bones
Suturing large lacerations such as bite or scratch wounds
Usually have no vaccinations
A blood sport in which two roosters specifically bred for aggressiveness are placed beak to beak in a small ring and
encouraged to fight to the death
Roosters were first bred for fighting in Southeast Asia more than 3,000 years ago
Cockfighting spread to Greece, Rome and Britain about 200 years ago
Particularly prevalent in Colonial New York, Philadelphia and Boston
By the 1800s, it had spread to the South and West Coast
Roosters often wear knives or artificial
gaffslong, sharp, dagger-like attachments
that transform their natural spurs into knives for
maximum injury
Fights can last anywhere from a few seconds to 15 minutes, while death is often the outcome for either one of both animals
Cockfighting is closely connected to other crimes such as gambling, drugs and acts of violence
Cockfights often inspire a party-like atmosphere in which entire families gather, including children
By 2006, all states except for New Mexico and Louisiana had made cock fighting illegal
Early Spring 2007 New Mexico banned cockfighting
May 2007 - Congress passed the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act, a bill to impose felony-level penalties for activities in interstate or foreign commerce that facilitate or promote animal fighting
July 12, 2007 Louisiana passed a bill on cockfighting, which prohibited cockfighting and the possession of chickens for the purpose of cockfighting. The state ban became effective Aug. 15, 2008
The possession of birds for fighting purposes is prohibited in 34 states and the District of Columbia
Being a spectator at a cockfighting event is illegal in 41 states and the District of Columbia
Cockfighting is still popular and prevalent in many other countries, such as France, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Spain, Haiti, Italy and Malaysia
These birds are also likely to never see a veterinarian
Kept in single cages stacked two or three on top of each other
Combs and wattles cut off
Bodies may be shaved either halfway down or shaved backs
Teasers and sharp spurs present
A pit bull terrier is brought to you for suturing of several lacerations on its face and trunk. There are many other old
scars also present on the dog. You have never seen this client
before, and he claims to only have owned the dog for a short
time and has no idea how the present lacerations occurred or
how the old scars came to be. You suspect that the dog has
been used for fighting, but the owner denies this.
Is it ethically correct to report this man to the humane society?
http://www.avma.org/press/releases/080312_dog_fighting_felony.asp
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/aug07/070815n.asp
http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/dog-fighting/dog-fighting-faq.aspx
http://animallaw.info/articles/ovusstatedogfightingchart.htm
http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/cockfighting.aspx
http://www.vactf.org/manual/chap5/section3.php