In America, most of the economy relies, in one way or another, on sports that include, but are not limited to, dogfighting. football, football and baseball. There are, however, cases where individuals perceive certain sports differently, particularly when they involve animals. Although many people consider it a sport, dog fighting is abuse because of the price paid for humans to win. Many dog ​​fighters want to pretend that dog fighting is just another sport; however, its underlying effects on animals are more serious than on humans. These dogs "spend their lives alone, chained or in cages and only experience the attention of a human when they are trained to fight and they only experience the company of other animals during training." to kill them. Most dogs go their entire lives without adequate food, water or shelter” (Gibson, Legal). The details become increasingly gruesome regarding the training techniques, as they "involve the torture and murder of other innocent animals." Often, pets are stolen or otherwise obtained for use as live bait in training exercises aimed at improving the dogs' endurance, strength, or fighting ability. If the bait animals are still alive after the training sessions, they are usually given to the dogs as a reward, and the dogs finish killing them” (Gibson, Legal). If a human was given to a wrestler to strengthen his muscles and it resulted in death, it would certainly be abuse; dogs are no different. Man's best friend is used as a training tool for one dog to kill another. Ultimately, the training dog dies and the loser of the next fight perishes. Two dogs are therefore mistreated and die for this so-called sport. These aerial combat elements don't scream anything...... middle of paper ......g. If it is stopped, we can be sure that the crime rate will decrease, which will benefit the United States in every way. , Rhonda and DeAnn K. Gauthier. “Dog Fighting: Symbolic Expression and Validation of Masculinity.” Sex Roles 39.11/12 (1998): 825-38. Prime Minister of Academic Research. Gibson, Hannah. “Detailed discussion of dog fighting. » Animal Legal and Historical Center. Michigan State University School of Law, 2005. Web. February 20, 2011.---. “General overview of dog fighting. » Animal Legal and Historical Center. Michigan State University School of Law, 2005. Web. February 20, 2011.---. “Legal Overview of Dog Fighting.” » Animal Legal and Historical Center. Michigan State University School of Law, 2005. Web. February 20, 2011. Von Drehle, David and Karen Ball. “No more abuse.” Time 174.22 (2009): 44-49. Premier Academic Research. Internet. February 18. 2011