Dog fighting facts for kids
Dog fighting is a blood sport that involves several dogs fighting at one time; sometimes many dogs are involved. The practice of dog fighting goes back to the ancient times. Dog fighting is forbidden in Australia, the United States and Canada. All fifty U.S. States classify dog fighting as a felony and attending a dog fight is not allowed in many US States.
Images for kids
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Dog baiting by Azim Azimzade, 1938.
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"A Dog Fight at Kit Burn’s" by Edward Winslow Martin (James D. McCabe). USA, 1868.
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"Fighting dogs getting wind" by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, 1818.
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A dogfight, by Paul Sandby, c. 1785.
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A fight between a dog and Jacco Macacco, the fighting monkey, at the Westminster Pit, London. 1822.
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An English broadside advertising an upcoming event at the Westminster Pit, London, featuring a match between the monkey, Jacco Macacco and a dog, also dog fights, badger-baiting and bear-baiting, c. November 1821.
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Fighting Dogs by George Morland, circa 1800.
See also
In Spanish: Pelea de perros para niños
