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Killing/sportfor these dogsFatal fangs of the bit bull, theless common name of the Staffordshire dog. The animal isused in dogfights. That practiceis being investigatedacoigrand jury in Chicago.I NFLBOUGHT SOLDInquir*• *HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES ANDFanOTHER FURNITURE ITEMSTo lllt;By John Whiteside ( opley News Service( H K A( it) Two professionally trained dogs are turned into a small an naI'hen they try to kill eachother.()wners and spectators enjoy the bloody show. They make tx*ts on itU0The Chicago area is the capital of pit dogfight mg in the nation and the scene of dogfight ing (onventions several times a year A Chicago grand jury islooking into the matter Authorities from the I SHumane Society, t heAmerican I)og Owners Assoc j a t inn a n d o t h e r or gam/ it ions have been ire\vestigating pit fightingset up in a few minutes in barns or warehouse's Guards are posted to keep out una ut hori /ed spectators“ I he more blood, the better the fight and the heavier the be ts,” he said.frank IVlcMan, nationaldirector of investigationslor the* cruelty to animals division of the humane sex iety, said eJogfighting iswell orgarn/ed.He described a nationalorgani/ation of severalthousand persons who communicated by word of mouth on fights andthrough two publications He said a close* guard isgiven to the subscriber list of the publications and announce merits of fights an* in code* in tdv« rtisements.‘This is a rough crew,” he said “ I wo murders in lexas associated with a dogfight bear this out He said most of the fighting dogs are Stafford shires better known as thepit hullI he dogs tight in portable mnas that can beDuncan Wright,president of the AmericanDog (Kvners Association, divided the participants inthe dogfights into threecategories: Breeders who raise, train and fight dogs, those who fight dogs and buy from breeders and the professional gamblers An owner may get S':for fighting his dog and then will make a he,ivy bet on the side, he saidIn seventydive per centof the lights one dog diesand in 40 per cent both die.Staffordshires dominate the fighting dogs, but aspecial curbreed also is used, he said. Most dogsweigh between HO and 100 pounds Interest in pit dogs has increased in the last 10 years because of a lack ofyjinterest on the part of local authorities,” he said.Wright said the training tactics used on the dogs are incredible F.ight-woek and nine week puppies are trained in practice sessions by killing an animal every day Usually cats and other small puppies are the victims, he said“The odd thing is that even though the dogs tren't friendly to people,they usually won't attack a*he said “Theyare trained to kill only animals.”He said dogs are dividedinto unofficial classifications and fight in small gatherings beforegraduating to the larger tights and the conventions A dog's past fighting record makes him a qualifier for big fights.Are Bought and Sold Daily thruAD MARKETVirtually All Housewares Needed List Your Items Today$ 1.50 per itemMail Your Ad to Any of the Following LocationsAD MARKETBo* 412 ROCHELLEMam Office 8 1 8 E. Railroad St SANDWICH ILL. 815-786-7216Box 641 OTTAWA, ILLBox 8SYCAMORE, ILLim% %person.M\M\ IX
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Dekalb World
Dekalb, Illinois, US
Wed, Nov 20, 1974
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