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Dog fighting: A nasty work
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Orhan Yilmaz1*, Fusun Coskun2 and Mehmet Ertugrul3 |
1Ardahan
University, Vocational High School of Technical Sciences, 75000, Ardahan,
Turkey
2Ahi
Evran University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science,
40100, Kirsehir, Turkey
3Ankara
University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, 06110,
Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract |
Aim of this paper was to review dog fighting which happens almost all
over the world. Generally, two dogs, often of a pit bull breed, are put
into an area to fight and sometimes kill each other. Dog fighting can
involve high stakes, and carries with it the same sociological dangers
of other gambling, particularly illegal gambling, and activities.
They are generally unsocialized to any other dogs and to most people.
However, many professional fighters invest much time and money in
conditioning their animals. They are frequently given quality nutrition
and basic veterinary care. On the contrary, the street fighters usually
make little investment in conditioning or training their animals.
Instead, they rely on cruel methods to encourage their dogs to fight,
including starvation, physical abuse, isolation and the use of
stimulants or other drugs that excite the dogs. Dog fights are organized
in places of variety of locations and at any time.
In rural areas, they
may be impromptu events in a
barn, outdoor pit,
back alley, or carefully planned and staged enterprises in a location
specially designed and maintained for the purpose.
On the other hand in urban areas, fights may happen in garages,
basements, warehouses, abandoned buildings, back alleys, neighbourhood
playgrounds, or even in the streets.
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Keywords:
Canis familiaris;
pit bull; blood sport; illegal sports; animal fight |
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To cite this article:
Yilmaz O, F Coskun and M Ertugrul,
2015.
Dog fighting: A nasty work
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(5): 219-223. |
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