Annotative Biblography

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.