Stephan Dube
Dr. Denise
English 1302
February 10, 2014
Annotated Bibliography
Molina, Melody, Hiroko Arikawa, And Donald I.
Templer. "Approval Versus Disapproval Of Dog-fighting And Cockfighting
Among College Students." Social Behavior & Personality: An
International Journal 41.2 (2013): 345-352. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 10
Feb. 2014.
In the Approval Versus Disapproval Of Dog-fighting
And Cock-fighting Among College Students Molina, Melody, Hiroko Arikawa, And
Donald I. Templer explore the approval and disapproval in dog-fighting and
cock-fighting, also go into the lives of dog fighters and see their perspective
and the process of being a dog fighter. Both Dog-fighting and Cock fighting are
correlated because both involved animal cruelty, and aren’t concerned with the
best interest of the animal. In the article they did survey on
approval/disapproval of dog-fighting and cockfighting in two hundred and six
community college students with 97.1% disapproving of dog-fighting. The survey strongly
indicates how society feels about dog-fighting. The other 2.8% feel it’s a
blood sport comparable to boxing, MMA, and UFC fighting. Dog-fighting was
selected for this study because it is illegal and occurs mainly in the United
States. It is an epidemic in other countries but it isn’t illegal so dog-fighting
isn’t closely documented. The history of dog-fighting in the United States
stems from its roots in England, where the Staffordshire bull terrier was bred
for aggressiveness. English breeders first introduced Staffordshire terriers to
the United States in the 1860s. The American bull terrier was bred to be larger
and stronger than its English counterpart. They interviewed thirty one dog men
of dog fighters and spent hours in dog fights, pre-dog fight meetings, and the
dog men’s houses where the Pitbulls were kept. Dog fighters in America tend to
be Southern men of the working class. Pitbull fighting was essentially a poor
man’s sport. They maintained that dog-fighting is a symbolic expression and
validation of masculinity.
Destreza, Kathryn. "Dog-fighting: A Basic
Overview." Veterinary Ireland Journal 64.5 (2011): 281-284. Academic
Search Complete. Web. 10 Feb. 2014.
In Dog-fighting: A Basic Overview Destreza, Kathryn discuss dog-fighting being a blood sports, as
the name indicates, an “activities[y] that involve violence against animals for
public entertainment”. There are multiple types of blood sports, from bull
fighting, to animal ‘baiting’, to the more popular styles of animal fighting,
where animals of the same species are placed in a confined area and forced to
engage in combat for public entertainment and financial gain. This form of
animal cruelty happens in every country especially in the United States on a street
and past-time level, as well as in middle and upper-classes. Dog-fighting
involves more than just the fight itself; it is an operation that includes
breeding, selling, marketing, training and medical care. Dog fighters make
their lively hood from the puppies that are bred from their top fighting dogs.
They market their dogs through internet, magazines and by word of mouth.
Professional dog fighter’s supply dogs both across the United States and
internationally. Baits dogs are used in
the professional dog fighting industry for training purposes and mainly are
stray dogs off the street that come from loving homes and had no purpose to
fight. The dog fighters put starved bait
dog against their top dog in hopes that the odds are stacked for the trained
dog and killing the bait dog will build the confidence of the dog and make the
owner happy.
Lee, Sherman A., Jeffrey A. Gibbons, and Stephen D.
Short. "Sympathetic Reactions To The Bait Dog In A Film Of Dog-fighting:
The Influence Of Personality And Gender." Society & Animals 18.2
(2010): 107-125. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Feb. 2014.
In Sympathetic Reactions To The Bait Dog In A Film
Of Dog-fighting: The Influence Of Personality And Gender Lee, Sherman A.,
Jeffrey A. Gibbons, and Stephen D talks about the lack of sympathy for animal
rights by the dog-fighters. The article also discusses the reactions the public
had when shown actual footage of dog-fighting released by NFL super star
quarterback Michael Vick. He was convicted for several accounts of animal
cruelty because his involvement with dog-fighting. Footage released by Vick a
dog fighter breaking the bait dog’s leg then simultaneously putting the bait
dog up against a well-trained top dog. Also footage was released of dog fighters
killing their dog after losing a dog fight. The worlds response to the footage
with overwhelming sympathy for the dogs. As long as the financial gain out ways
the punishment for dog-fighting, dog-fighters will not stop fighting innocent
dogs in the United States.
