John Goodwin, an expert on animal fighting for the Humane Society, says one way to track the prevalence of dog fighting is to monitor the number of pit bulls coming into animal rescue shelters.

Whereas 15 years ago 2-3% of the dogs brought in were pit bulls, the breed now makes up 30% of the total nationally and 50% in some areas, he said. One shelter in Mississippi reported taking in 300 pit bulls, of which 60% had scars indicating they had fought. BS, not here and yes, I do.

“Urban areas are where a lot of the growth has been and the shelters get inundated with the castaways from dog fighting,” Mr Goodwin said. “Dog fighting has become popular in gang culture.”

More BS, castaway Dawgs yes, but not fighters. Someones looking for a grant. More problems here with leftover dawgs from 50,000 students. But yes, it’s part of gang culture. Especially fun is the “facing-off” which implies no fighting but dawgs hell by owners while snapping.

And yes, Pitbullz are overbreed and should be culled back.