The thought of watching dogs fighting is terrifying for many people. Believe it or not, there are magazines and DVD’s out there that help you get your fight on for both dog and cock fighting enthusiasts. You can find these resources at Amazon.com! Real action, real dogs, really illegal activities.

Here are all kinds of links about this issue. (Side note, Netflix got rid of one of the videos in question back in June 2006)

Although the argument is steeped in free speech rhetoric, it is troublesome at best that any products depicting illegal activities in action are allowed to be marketed. Why don’t they sell bestiality videos too? You can say that there might be more of a market for the dog fight videos, but you never know who’ll come around and buy a bestiality video…

Seriously, is there really a difference between people who train dogs to be aggressive and watch them tear each other apart and those who do the deed with their pets? Both are incredibly cruel and indecent.

All dog fighting should end everywhere. Now. It is already illegal to fight dogs in all 50 states. Sadly, cockfighting is still legal in New Mexico and Louisiana (so says the ASPCA).

If you truly care about this issue, then visit the ASPCA page introducing a new federal bill called the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act.

Let’s put those bully breed dog jaws to good use instead of fighting: throw those dogs a bone!