A Different World: an In-depth Look Into The Realm of Dog Fighting by Nick Walker.

A Different World: An In-depth Look Into The Realm of Dog Fighting          ÂAround not just the sports nation but even so far as corporate America

A Different World: An In-depth Look Into The Realm of Dog Fighting
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Around not just the sports nation but even so far as corporate America and in the domestic household, the topic of the hour is the trial of Michael Vick. However, Michael Vick’s unpardonable sin is not as uncommon as many believe. Despite what many people and animal lovers may think they know about the human spirit toward pets, it does not change the fact that dog fighting occurs, and occurs often.
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Growing up in the city of Detroit during the nineties, I can give you an eyewitness account and personal testimony to seeing the maliciousness behind dog fighting as a disgusted spectator.
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This blood sport known as dog fighting has achieved popularity amongst the youth, typically in urban settings. It has become a lifestyle or a subculture, if you will. Perhaps the most glorified example of this can be seen in DMX’s rap video, “What’s My Name”, where pit bulls are seen on stage barking and going after one another. The way these fighter dogs are raised is almost like watching a movie on trained street fighters. These dogs are denied affection since birth to instill hate and a violent nature. Any disobedience is met with a thrashing by lumber or a rod of some sort called a “breaker stick.”
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They are walked with a chain strong enough to control the animal or pull it off something it may strike against. Usually the breed of dog used is an American Pit Bull Terrier or a Mastiff of some sort. Everything that happens to these animals is to gear it for its ultimate goal, prize fighting. Gamblers and spectators wager in on the dog based on its reputation and size. And when the dogs repeatedly lose or the owner sees that his investment was misplaced in that dog, the animal is put down. For some dogs, the ring is not the end for them. Those that manage to somehow escape are on their own and left to roam the streets with a rugged and violent mentality. After all, these dogs were made to fight.
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Dog fighting is a cruel and uncomfortable thing to witness, as is cruelty on any level. If we have to abuse a living creature, human or not, are we no better than the animals we own? If you hesitate to answer this question maybe you are part of the problem that contributed to the culture surrounding dog fighting.
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