Dog Fighting

Stephan Dube

English

January 24, 2014

Journal 2

Dog Fighting

          The reason I Picked Dog fighting is because it is a growing epidemic that is growing in the United States as well as overseas. Most people do not know the aspect of dogfighting; only know what they see in the media’s eye. In return build a negative association with animal involved with dog fighting, ones that are involved our just the breed of dog they bring the negative association. In my First journal I wrote about Pitbulls and the breed and the reason why I’m passionate of the breed. One of the stigmas that are tied to the Pitbull breed is dog fighting. A lot of people do not know the magnitude of dogfighting in their own communities. The dog fighting world is so hidden and is similar to an underground society; kept far away from law enforcement. In the eyes of Dogfighters they feel like fighting dogs is a sport comparable to boxing and don’t see it as a “Blood Sport” that is inhumane and vicious in which participants of this activity can lose their life unwillingly. I don’t believe that dog fighting will stop anytime soo only because of the big business is presents. Dog fighter takes the illegal risk of fighting dog because the reward to punishment is heavier in the reward side. One dog fight can be worth a lot of money upward in the $5,000 and up for one fight and more revenue is made by individuals walking the event in gambling on the outcome of the fight. Making millions of dollars a year in dog fights, this why dog fighting is going to be a hard problem to stop.