scholarly journals Dog fighting: a role for veterinary professionals in tackling a harmful and illegal practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 183 (18) ◽  
pp. 563-566
Author(s):  
Harriet Pierpoint
Keyword(s):  
Dog Fighting

scholarly journals Illegal dogfighting: sport or crime?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Siegel ◽  
Daan van Uhm
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Illegal Market ◽  
Dog Fighting ◽  
Online Methods

AbstractIn recent years there is increasing public attention for dog fighting in Europe. This article focuses on this phenomenon in the Netherlands: its organisation, various actors, modus operandi and possible involvement of organized crime. This qualitative research is based on semi-structured interviews, analysis of police files, observations and online methods. As the result of criminalisation, dogfighting in the Netherlands went underground, creating an illegal market and a sub-culture of dogmen and dogwomen involved. Reputation, status and trust are among the most prominent features of this sub-culture, which is manifested in their analysed communications.

Dog Fighting in Turkey

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Orhan Yilmaz ◽  
Fusun Coskun ◽  
Mehmet Ertugrul
Keyword(s):  
Dog Fighting

Pet Ownership and Adults' Views on the Use of Animals

1997 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter G. Hepper ◽  
Deborah L. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Pet Ownership ◽  
Broad Category ◽  
Animal Use ◽  
Dog Owners ◽  
Dog Fighting ◽  
Horse Owners ◽  
The Way

AbstractFour hundred and twenty-two adults completed a postal questionnaire in which they provided information regarding pet ownership and their attitudes toward 13 issues involving the use of animals. Over 63% of the sample owned a household pet, with the dog being the most common. Household pets were more commonly owned by respondents who were married, younger than 65 years of age, living in detached houses, or with a child/children present in the home. Most concern was expressed toward those types of animal uses which lead to death or injury, especially dog fighting. Females expressed more disagreement than males with most of the uses o f animals examined. Dog owners expressed more approval offox-hunting and hare-coursing than non-dog owners, and horse owners expressed more approval offox-hunting than non-horse owners. This study reveals that some of the ways in which people use animals are considered more acceptable than others, and suggests that it is incorrect to group different kinds of animal use into one broad category. The authors argue that future years may see a shift in the way society uses animals, from manipulation toward care for their well-being.

Illegal dog fighting

1988 ◽  
Vol 122 (9) ◽  
pp. 213-213
Author(s):  
A. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Dog Fighting

The Discourse of Dog Fighting

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Kalof ◽  
Carl Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Dog Fighting

Social Aspect of Dog Fighting

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Orhan YILMAZ ◽  
Fusun COSKUN ◽  
Mehmet ERTUGRUL
Keyword(s):  
Social Aspect ◽  
Dog Fighting

Human Factor in Dog Fighting

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 853
Author(s):  
Orhan YILMAZ ◽  
Fusun Coskun ◽  
Mehmet Ertugrul
Keyword(s):  
Human Factor ◽  
Dog Fighting

scholarly journals Green criminological perspectives on dog-fighting as organised masculinities -based animal harm

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angus Nurse
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Distinct Type ◽  
Organised Crime ◽  
Illegal Gambling ◽  
Criminological Perspective ◽  
Dog Fighting ◽  
Offending Behaviour ◽  
Single Approach

AbstractDog-fighting was historically a working-class pursuit within predominantly white, working-class subcultures, representing a distinct type of organised animal exploitation. However, contemporary dog-fighting has moved way from its organised pit-based origins to encompass varied forms of organised activity including street dog-fighting in the form of chain fighting or chain rolling, the use of dogs as status or weapon dogs. This paper examines dog-fighting from a green criminological perspective as a distinct form of organised and subcultural crime. Analysis of UK legislation identifies that the specific offence of ‘dog-fighting’ does not exist. Instead, dog-fighting is contained within the ‘animal fighting’ offence, prohibited by provisions of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. However, beyond the actual fight activities (pitting dogs against each other or attacking humans), a range of other offences are associated with dog-fighting including: illegal gambling; attending dog-fighting events; animal welfare harms; and the breeding and selling of dogs for fighting. This paper’s analysis examines contemporary legal perspectives on such activities; also discussing how illegal fieldsports (e.g. dog-fighting and cock-fighting) are dominated by organised crime elements of gambling and distinctly masculine subcultures through which a hierarchy of offending is established and developed. Commensurate with previous research that identifies different offender behaviours and offending within animal crime, this paper concludes that variation exists in the nature of dog-fighting to the extent that a single approach to offenders and offending behaviour is unlikely to be successful.

scholarly journals Criminological Aspects of Sport Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 714-723
Author(s):  
Mikhail Kleymenov ◽  
Ivan Kleymenov
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Prevention Policy ◽  
Sport Policy ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Military Security ◽  
Criminal Groups ◽  
Dog Fighting ◽  
Prevention Of Crime

Sport policy is a purposeful activity of various subjects connected with organizing and holding sports competitions. Such activity may be state-organized, administrative, financial, commercial, engineering and construction-related, military, security, professional, corporate, training, entertainment, relatively mass-scale, agent, referee, qualifying, and others. It should be taken into account that, besides officially recognized sports, there are also illegal competitions. Criminological aspects, connected with the possibility of crime, can be found everywhere. All of these leads to the necessity of establishing and developing sport criminology as a component of sport policy. Criminological aspects of sport policy are especially evident in the market conditions. Their analysis is necessary for the optimization of preventive work in the most important areas. The authors single out three such areas: criminal law prevention of crime in sports, enforcement of prevention policy for criminal and criminogenic sports, and counteracting sport extremism. The effectiveness of work in the first area is close to zero because special «sport» criminal law norms are not and will not be enforced. The analysis of the second area leads the authors to the conclusion that it is necessary to intensify the counteraction to criminal sports, primarily, dog fighting and street racing. As for the criminogenic sports, they can be conditionally broken into two categories: those promoting violence and cruelty, and those equipping athletes with the skills interesting for the criminal community (organized criminal groups). The first category includes MMA-type female fights. This disgusting spectacle, broadcast on TV, is absolutely contrary both to the female nature and to the traditional values of peoples of Russia. Such fights should be prohibited in the Russian Federation. The third area requires monitoring to prevent fans’ movements from turning into extremist organizations. The promotion of patriotic feelings among fans should be recognized as a strategic direction in the prevention of sport extremism.

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