Animal Fighting: It’s Not Just About Those in the Ring
Friday, February 15th, 2008If anything good has come from all of the attention focused on the Michael Vick case over the course of the past several months, it’s that the issue of animal fighting is drawing more public and legislative attention. Not only are both banned in most states (dogfighting is illegal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, cockfighting in 49,)Â there appears to be a trend now toward going after spectators at these blood sports. The thinking is that, if stiffer penalties are brought for paying money to attend fights, that people will stop going, and animal fighters’ financing will dry up.
While it is not, in fact, that clear-cut an issue, the increased attention by legislators is a step in the right direction.