Big-money dog-fights irk animal lovers
(NZPA-Reuter London; i Dogs are savaging each ; other to death in illegal' (fights staged for gambling, a (British anima!-welfare organisation has said. .1 The Royal Society for the' I Protection of Animals said thousands of dollars might • change hands at the fights (in betting and entry fees. A spokesman said it thought one gang could be - responsible for arranging the fights, which were known to; | take place in western England and Wales.
i If caught, the organisers I would face fines of $950 or i.three months jail, under the (Protection of Animals Act. ti The spokesman said the ; society was investigating, I but detection was difficult ■ I because the fights were held I} in secrecy and only people : known to the organisers [’were allowed to attend. The dogs, often pugnacious Staffordshire bull . terriers, were tethered and “ baited before being set on each other. Some received pain-killing injections to increase their ability to fight Ho the death.
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