If you owned an animal, would you love and take care of it or would you deliberately and maliciously inflict pain upon it? Today, animals are used for many purposes which Americans deem decent. Being
raised for a source of food, confined to a life of observation and spending a lifetime in a zoo are a few, among many, ways an animal can be used. However, there is another way animals are used and that is through organized fighting. Animal fighting is seen as cruel and torturous to many, however to some it is seen as a money making sport and a business-like way of life. This is a current conflict running through our society today. Animal fighting is illegal in the United States and most of society finds the “sport” appalling. However, just as there are …show more content…
Dog fighting is a physical fight between canines, sometimes involving the pitting of two dogs against each other for the entertainment of spectators, and for the purpose of gambling. It is considered by some to be a sport, as the dogs are judged on their wrestling, bite and gameness while onlookers root and place bets. In recent news, Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick was arrested and charged for dog fighting on his property. On April 25 2007, authorities raided a house in Surry County, Va., owned by Vick and reportedly found -- among other things -- 66 dogs (most of which were pit bulls), a dog-fighting pit, bloodstained carpets and equipment used in the fights (Carney). The American public was shocked at the behavior of a national role model and Michael Vick, for the most part, fell from the grace of the National Football League (NFL), and the American society as a whole. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s extremely firm and swift response to Michael Vick’s guilty plea reinforces how seriously he takes not only the integrity of the league, but his expectations of how animals should be treated in a humane
raised for a source of food, confined to a life of observation and spending a lifetime in a zoo are a few, among many, ways an animal can be used. However, there is another way animals are used and that is through organized fighting. Animal fighting is seen as cruel and torturous to many, however to some it is seen as a money making sport and a business-like way of life. This is a current conflict running through our society today. Animal fighting is illegal in the United States and most of society finds the “sport” appalling. However, just as there are …show more content…
Dog fighting is a physical fight between canines, sometimes involving the pitting of two dogs against each other for the entertainment of spectators, and for the purpose of gambling. It is considered by some to be a sport, as the dogs are judged on their wrestling, bite and gameness while onlookers root and place bets. In recent news, Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick was arrested and charged for dog fighting on his property. On April 25 2007, authorities raided a house in Surry County, Va., owned by Vick and reportedly found -- among other things -- 66 dogs (most of which were pit bulls), a dog-fighting pit, bloodstained carpets and equipment used in the fights (Carney). The American public was shocked at the behavior of a national role model and Michael Vick, for the most part, fell from the grace of the National Football League (NFL), and the American society as a whole. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s extremely firm and swift response to Michael Vick’s guilty plea reinforces how seriously he takes not only the integrity of the league, but his expectations of how animals should be treated in a humane