Dogs are lying in the streets all over rundown and gang parts of big cities, fighting for their lives because they were hurt and abandoned. The dog lost in a dogfight, his owner lost $25,000, so he beat his dog and left him in the street to die. Dogfighting is a huge problem, and needs to be considered animal cruelty. Dogfighting should be considered animal cruelty because dogs are forced to fight, no matter the condition if their health, they are used as a profit, and they are abused, neglected and beat. The dogs have no chance of surviving if they are brought into dogfighting. Dogfighting should be considered animal cruelty because dogs are being forced to fight with other dogs until they are hurt or are close to death. Dogs don't have
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A dog owner in many households might spray the dog with water to teach them what they are doing is wrong, just as a child might get a timeout to prove that what they are doing is wrong. That kind of discipline is one thing, but dogfighting owners do things completely different. They abuse, beat, starve, and neglect these animals to develop aggression. Not only that, but the children that grow up around this behavior don't know any different, and when they are older the child will mistreat animals and could even be the cause of some domestic abuse. “The dog runs for up to an hour at a time--sometimes several times a day--on a treadmill. Its jaws are strengthened with “spring poles”, hung from a tree with a lure” (Simpson). The dogs are trained day and night for a match that they could lose and die in, all for the amusement of the owner. Many dogs are pumped full of drugs, and are still being trained when they are hurt. “At Fricchione home, investigators found canine treadmills and 18 pitbulls- many of them scarred, and one with a fractured jaw--and steroids investigators believe he fed to the dogs” (Simpson). Not only are these animals being worked extremely hard, but they are receiving steroids, and have broken bones. The dogs are being so mistreated and hurt that they don't know that what is happening is wrong. …show more content…
Accessed 4 Apr. 2017.
Simpson, Doug. “Dogfighting is on the Rise, but so is Enforcement Effort.” Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), 11 Jan, 2004, pp. A13, SIRS Issues Researcher, https://sks.sirs.com.
Wright , Greg. “Dogfighting Imagery Finds Way Into Popular Culture”Siris.com, Gannett News Service , 7 May 2003, sks.sirs.com/webapp/article?artno=0000170278&type=ART. Accessed 4 Apr. 2017
Wright , Greg. “Lawmakers Seek Penalties with More Bite to Help Squash Dogfighting.”Siris.com, Gannett News Service , 7 May 2003, sks.sirs.com/webapp/article?artno=0000170278&type=ART. Accessed 4 Apr.
A dog owner in many households might spray the dog with water to teach them what they are doing is wrong, just as a child might get a timeout to prove that what they are doing is wrong. That kind of discipline is one thing, but dogfighting owners do things completely different. They abuse, beat, starve, and neglect these animals to develop aggression. Not only that, but the children that grow up around this behavior don't know any different, and when they are older the child will mistreat animals and could even be the cause of some domestic abuse. “The dog runs for up to an hour at a time--sometimes several times a day--on a treadmill. Its jaws are strengthened with “spring poles”, hung from a tree with a lure” (Simpson). The dogs are trained day and night for a match that they could lose and die in, all for the amusement of the owner. Many dogs are pumped full of drugs, and are still being trained when they are hurt. “At Fricchione home, investigators found canine treadmills and 18 pitbulls- many of them scarred, and one with a fractured jaw--and steroids investigators believe he fed to the dogs” (Simpson). Not only are these animals being worked extremely hard, but they are receiving steroids, and have broken bones. The dogs are being so mistreated and hurt that they don't know that what is happening is wrong. …show more content…
Accessed 4 Apr. 2017.
Simpson, Doug. “Dogfighting is on the Rise, but so is Enforcement Effort.” Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), 11 Jan, 2004, pp. A13, SIRS Issues Researcher, https://sks.sirs.com.
Wright , Greg. “Dogfighting Imagery Finds Way Into Popular Culture”Siris.com, Gannett News Service , 7 May 2003, sks.sirs.com/webapp/article?artno=0000170278&type=ART. Accessed 4 Apr. 2017
Wright , Greg. “Lawmakers Seek Penalties with More Bite to Help Squash Dogfighting.”Siris.com, Gannett News Service , 7 May 2003, sks.sirs.com/webapp/article?artno=0000170278&type=ART. Accessed 4 Apr.