You'll probably notice that more people will come. It's difficult to believe that in this day and age some people still are entertained by watching cruelly staged fights between animals. Thousands of dollars change hands as spectators bet on the animals. Law enforcement officials recognize the strong connection between animal fighting, gun violence, the large-scale manufacturing and distribution of illegal drugs, and other violent crimes, and have strongly supported efforts to ban these fights. Dogs and hogs are placed in a pit and often forced to fight to their death.
Dogs often die from dehydration, blood loss, exhaustion, or shock as a result of a fight.
Many of the dogs that lose are killed by their owners. The presence of young children at these fights is especially disturbing. Exposing children to these activities promotes an insensitivity to animal suffering and teaches children that cruelty to animals is acceptable and entertaining. Mr. Staples said that he opposed this bill because it prevented landowners from protecting their property. This is absurd.