Dog Fighting Promoted by Tosa Breeder

Thursday, 14 October 2010 17:01

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Incredibly these photos are featured on the Red Dragon breeder's website as a way of promoting the Tosa Inu dog breed. The website's address even promotes the breed's fighting reputation: fightingtosa.com

The site was brought to our attention by someone concerned with what they were seeing practiced in Korea.

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The is illegal in Korea, as stated in the Korean Animal Protection Law:

제7조 2항 3호 ......동물보호법 제7조 2항 3호에 도박,광고, 오락, 유흥등의 목적으로 동물에게 상해를 입히는 행위. 다만,민속경기 등 농림부령이 정하는 경우를 제외한다.

In translation, this states that it is illegal for anybody to harm an animal for the purpose of gambling, advertisement, entertainment, or amusement. The fine is a maximum of 5,000,000 KRW.

However, the Ministry of Agriculture permits what it deems as traditional animal fighting and makes an exception for Korean bullfights. As far as we know, it does not excempt dog fights.

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The fighting takes place in circular caged areas.

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Clearly, as these images show, the dogs are injured and bloodied in the fights.

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In some cases, what is presumably the owner keeps a rope which is looped about the hindquarters of his dog.

Something appalling on the site were these images of fighting pups also covered in blood.

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What comes across on the website is that these dogs are natural fighters and that one of the main purposes of having such a dog is to enter it into tournaments.

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The practice appears to have been copied from Japanese tradition, with tournaments and competitions modelled on what happens in Japan.

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The fights do not appear to be to the death, but they can last a long time and no doubt result in many injuries. According to the website, "Whichever dog fights closest to the full 30 minutes wins the match. If both dogs are still combating at the 30 minutes time limit the bout will be declare a draw and neither dog is entitled to the little contested for." We can only imagine what happens to dogs that do not perform well.

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KARA investigated whether the website showing these pictures is illegal. However, clubs or cafes about dog fighting are not illegal. Only if they advertise or encourage fighting, then something can be done. Of course, it's more than likely that the individuals involved know this.

What is needed to prosecute these people is recent evidence, such as an advertisement or dog fight video. Police can then do something about it. At the moment, KARA is trying to get inside information about Tosa dog fighting in Korea.

Comments

Laura

|2010-10-31 00:16:48

These look like the dogs I've seen in cages in dog meat farms. Is there no limit to the stupidity, depravity, cruelty, backwardness, and dumb evil sadism of people??!! Those people's faces are so hideous with that stupid, blank, cruel expression. As opposed to real human beings who anyone can see have beautiful, worthwhile souls. These sick evil people are making their own beds, so to speak, and will have to lie in them, forever, after the end here. THIS ALL NEEDS TO STOP...NOW. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!

Jrit	\|2010-10-31 15:50:37

Anybody who gets pleasure seeing two dogs rip pieces out of one another are not human and should be exterminated, they are horrible people who don't deserve to share our planet we need to rid our planet of these people and the goverment who have all the power should be doing more to protect our animals shame on them that they allow this to go on. These people are evil horrible people and should be destroyed.

cvfa - Cornwalls Voice For Animals

|2010-11-01 14:34:32

Yes - cruelty in all forms spread like a nasty virus around the world. The most important way to bring about change is reaching the children - as they are the ones who will have the care of our planet in their hands. Older people and their bad traditions will die - but we can and must put the children on the right path.

As horrific as it is - the dogs in Japan are highly prized. They are not fought to the death or to the point where their woulds are so horrific that they are untreatable. And yes they have this in them and this breed of dog does not respond to pain as other dogs would. The whole thing is absolutely disgusting anyway - and being underground and illegal Koreans Dog Fighters will take no care for the puppies or the breed dogs, bait dogs and the fighters. IT MUST BE STOPPED - and the law must come down hard on those breeding for the purpose of, and fighting dogs ! Dog fighting is linked to all kinds of other criminal activity.

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