Sentences with phrase «bait in dog fights»

Apart from these nightmarish scenarios, people have also been known to acquire free animals to act as bait in dog fights.

Not exact matches

They freeze in the winter; they suffer in the summer and they are at the prey of bigger dogs and even people who may steal them to use for fighting bait.»

Her injuries proved to be those found commonly among bait dogs, or those used to train aggression in fighting dogs.

The passing of the Cruelty to Animals Act in 1835 led to a decline in bull - baiting and dog fighting which ultimately led to the end of the breed.

In the past, the bull - and - terrier types were used for bull baiting and dog fighting.

While Bulldogs were originally bred purely for fighting and grew in fame owing to their intense, blood - thirsty fierceness during the hay days of Bull - baiting and other dog - fighting sports, they were later bred by admirers into calmer, family dogs to save them from extinction once bull - baiting was banned from the streets of Rome.

Private dog rehoming through advertisements online or in the local paper is not advisable unless you can thoroughly check the potential owner and never offer your four - legged friend free of charge, many «free to good home» pets have been obtained as breeding stock for puppy farms, abused, even used as bait for dog - fighting and although most people who reply to these adverts are genuine you can not be sure and it is not worth taking the risk.

The writer didn't make the pit bull or pit ~ bull type dogs the most dangerous breed, humans did that hundreds of years ago by selectively breeding them for bull baiting, ratting, dog fighting and whatever other blood sport put money in their pockets.

And yes, there is history in there about the dogs being used for bull baiting and after bull baiting was made illegal, dog fighting.

Their ancestors are the bulldogs of long, long ago which were used in dog fighting and bull baiting.

Bunchers steal or collect dogs to sell to research laboratories, to be as bait used in dog - fighting rings or for breeding stock in puppy mills or catteries.

Staffordshire Bull Terrier originated in England when blood sports (bear and bull baiting and then later dog fighting) were still popular.

Bull - baiting, which had been popular in earlier times, did not lend itself to the cities, and fanciers of the rat pit became increasingly enamored of dog fighting as a more exciting alternative to rat killing.

The English Mastiff was originally bred as a baiting and fighting dog, however, over the years came to be used in more constructive ways for their size.

A pet thief may snatch Fifi or Fido in hopes of getting a reward for its return, or to use in dog fights (even small or gentle dogs are susceptible — they can be used as «bait»), or for use in cult rituals.

The result from the crossbreeding of the breeds resulted in an agile, strong dog that was suitable for dominating the pits during dog fights and bull - baiting.

As with the Staffie, these dogs made for good bloodsports — used in bull baiting, bear baiting and pit dog fighting.

When baiting large animals was outlawed in the 1800s, people turned instead to fighting their dogs against each other.

Low cost adoption fees and same day / open adoptions attract dog fighters looking for bait dogs (HSUS experts in the dog fighting field have dispelled this myth).

In dog fights, other animals are often sacrificed, including smaller animals such as cats, rabbits or small dogs (often stolen) and used for «bait» during training.

After animal baiting was banned in the early 1800s, people began pitting dogs against each other, and the cruel sport of dog fighting was born.

It also makes them easy targets to be attacked by stray dogs or wildlife and be stolen by thieves searching for «bait» dogs used in the inhumane, illegal blood sport of dog fighting.

They were originally breed to bait bulls, bears and lions and used in dog fighting.

Though once used in baiting and fighting, today's Mastiffs are natural guard dogs and good - natured companions.

Without getting too graphic, I know of animals who have been used in research, for dog fighting bait, and kittens being fed to snakes.

Some of these situations include euthanasia by animal shelters, neglect and other forms of abuse, potential use in research laboratory testing, or use as bait for the training of fighting dogs.

While larger Bulldogs were used for baiting bulls and bears in the 18th century, when dog - fighting became more popular they needed a smaller more agile breed with a terrier's «gameness» and so starting crossing with the popular terrier breeds of the time.

Dog - fighting and animal - baiting were made illegal in England in 1835, but the blood - sport continued for twenty years or more with participants openly flaunting the law.

When bear - baiting and bull - baiting were phased out in 1835, the Pitty came to be used for rat - baiting and dog fighting instead.

Bull - baiting, bear - baiting and dog - fighting were respectable «gentlemen's sports» in both England and America during the last two centuries, patronized by royalty, clergy and commoners.

As bull - baiting came to be banned in the 19th century, dog fighting became popular as an underground and quasi-illegal activity in the UK.

When dog fighting and bull baiting became illegal in the 1900s, the dogs began decreasing in numbers, but breeders from the Spanish mainland saved the breed and began showing it at European dog shows.

These fighting dogs were bred for ferocity, strength and fearlessness - qualities highly valued in hunting and illegal sports, such as bull - baiting and dog fights.

This term originates from the barbaric practice of dog fighting in which the stockier breeds of dogs were used to bait (called bull baiting) the fighting dogs.

Statistics state that only 10 per cent of stolen pets ever make their way back to their families — others are used as bait for dog fights, bred in a puppy mill, sold to a lab, or face other cruel fates.

People search sites like that for free or cheap dogs to use in labs and as bait for training fighting dogs.

The dog, now named Stormy, was covered in gashes, cuts, and bruises, so it is believed he was used as a bait dog for the cruel fighting industry.

Municipal shelters do not have the resources to make sure the adopted dogs are going to a home where they will be part of a dog savvy family who will give the dog what he / she needs to live safe and secure and be part of a pack (not just used as bait for a dog fighting ring or tied up in a back yard 24/7 like my rescued Jindo was).

Except this kind of bait doesn't get swallowed in one gulp; rather it is tortured, sometimes until it's death, so that other dogs can be tortured by fighting them.