Fight matches between animals are for the sole purpose of human entertainment. These matches consist of unwilling animals who are forced to fight. Scared and angry, many animals in fight matches, fight until their very own death. Animals in these "sporting" events are often kept chained to poles, starved, and drugged to make them more aggressive during a match.
Dogfighting:
I don't want to say thank you to Michael Vick, but because Michael Vick was such a a famous athlete, his abuse and participation in dogfighting was thrust into the public and because of that, more people became aware of its existence. Dogfighting is a cruel sport where specifically bred fight dogs battle in a one on one match. Most commonly bred fight dogs are pit bulls. Dogs are put into pits as spectators watch for one or two hours until one dog can no longer fight. There are many injuries associated with dog fights such as deep puncture wounds, broken limbs, and some fights end in death. Dog fighting is illegal in the United States, but there are still several participants who practice this "sport" illegally.
There are many several types of animal fight matches that occur throughout the world, such as hog-dogging and cockfighting. Stay posted for the second part of this blog.
Sources:
http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/dogfighting/facts/dogfighting_fact_sheet.html
http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/dogfighting.aspx
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