Illegal Dog Fights

Illegal dog fighting has become so bad in Britain that charity have been holding meetings on how to tackle the problem. The RSPCA have received almost treble the number of calls about dog fighting last year compared to the previous year.

Dog owners are using their dog as weapons to intimidate and threaten others as well as dog fighting. 132 complaints referred to youths or hoodies using their dogs in fights. The concern is that talk of dog fighting promotes images of ‘dangerous’ or ‘devil’ dogs, but in most cases it is the owner who is causing the problem, not the dog. All dogs can be trained to be aggressive, just as all dogs can be loving family pets.