Dog fighting (See initial argument)

I appreciate that The Instigator has invited me to this debate, and that he is playing devil's advocate. As such, I will direct any moral qualms at the argument, and not at him. But let's get down to the arguments themselves. As Pro has not set any standards for how the round will be debated, I will mirror his introductory post in mine, and focus on both providing my perspective in the round, and outlining my argument rather than directly addressing Pro's case, as I will do after he has expanded on it in the second round. I normally don't like to make a case for my argument using personal experience, but I feel that it's worth noting. I have owned dogs over the vast majority of my life, and as such, I feel that this is a topic close to my heart. Over that time, I've watched dogs play, and I've watched them fight. But I wouldn't even call the latter "dog fighting," at least not within the bounds of this conversation. We're not talking about two dogs fighting for their own reasons. We're talking about dogs that are bred to fight, placed in a ring with other dogs that are also trained to do so, and then proceeding to engage in absolute carnage until people outside of that ring are satisfied that one is the winner. So let me be clear in my points. 1. Dog fighting is immoral because it specifically creates fights that won't otherwise happen between dogs. This results in injuries, both of the short and long term, and often death. I will provide the links to substantiate this as a flesh out this argument. 2. It turns animals that could be treated with loving care into savage killing machines that are not only capable of harming other animals, but could also cause severe harms to humans that are not prepared to deal with vicious dogs. Their owners cruelly abuse them by starving, beating, drugging and otherwise harming their dogs. This often results in the death of the dog by euthanasia. 3. It involves human beings engaging in betting on blood sport. Not only does this treat the animal as nothing more than an object meant to do nothing more than earn their owners and other spectators money, but it also treats the animal as nothing more than its success. As soon as that animal stops succeeding, its worth disappears, and therefore its life becomes worthless as well, and is often taken from it without remorse. 4. Bait animals are also a problem here. These are usually rabbits, kittens or small dogs, and are used to test a dog's fighting instinct, which are often mauled or killed before the match even starts. These are often stolen pets, taken from loving households and used simply to verify the capacity of the dogs to engage in this brutal exercise. 5. Animals cannot consent. None of the animals engaged in this exercise have any choice in the matter because we exert both undue influence on them and the lack of a shared language makes it impossible to know. Consent should always be garnered before subjecting any being to something this dangerous. 6. Communities with dog fighting as a constant often contain children who are routinely exposed to the unfathomable violence that is inherent within the blood sport and become conditioned to believe that the violence is normal. Those children are systematically desensitized to the suffering, and ultimately become criminalized, joining the very criminal organizations that participate in this and empowering them. And with that, I await my opponent's extended arguments and responses.