Dog Fighting & Individual Involvement

This dog was wounded in a dogfight.
He got help, but many others are not so lucky.

I have been conducting informal research on the topic of dog fighting. Some of the responses are discouraging, but worth looking at closely.

Human nature being what it is makes people rather predictable. If you are at a public park on a Saturday afternoon with dozens of people having fun on the grass field and you want to throw a ball with your kid, then look down and see a bag of Doritos.

Do you pick it up, especially knowing the trash can is about 3 feet away?

Most people do not. They just go about their activity and if they have a sensitive conscience, do a rapid mental rationalization that goes as follows;

That's what they pay the public park utilities for...I pay my taxes...everyone liters...that's just life...who cares?

Then, someone picks up the bag of Doritos. Why? Out of all the people in the park, why did THIS person stop to pick up?

These people interest me.

Now, substitute Doritos for just about anything else, in this case dog fighting.

Some of the feedback I've received when asking for suggestions about getting involved are as follows;

1. Be careful...these guys are serious about their sport
2. Millions of dollars can be at stake for these fights
3. Contact the law
4. Don't get involved, it's not worth it
5. There is a very wide spectrum of beliefs on what animal abuse is so for the most part I mind my own business...

Below are some interesting and excellent ways to get involved...even if you have never seen or heard of fights in your local area.

Taking Action to End Dogfighting

Doghfighting Fact Sheet

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Oh, btw, I've spent most of my life looking the other way...which doesn't mean my conscience was numb...it wasn't...I was just lazy.


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