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Hog-Dog Fighting


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	This wild hog suffered injuries in a hog-dog fight.

In a hog-dog fight or "hog-dog rodeo," a trained dog attacks a trapped feral hog who is released into an enclosed pit from which there is no escape. To confer an advantage on the dog, fight organizers will either cut off the hog's tusks or outfit the dog in a Kevlar vest. While the crowd cheers, the dog is timed to see how quickly he can pin down the hog by tearing into the hog's snout, ears and eyes.

Although hog-dog fight promoters often bill fights as "family entertainment," this bloodsport is closely connected to other crimes and forms of violence in addition to cruelty to animals.

Public exposure of hog-dog fighting and efforts by our Animal Cruelty and Fighting campaign have helped spur a legislative crackdown on hog-dog fighting. Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina have passed laws making hog-dog fighting illegal, alongside the blood sports of cockfighting and dogfighting. And the attorneys general in Texas and Florida have delivered opinions stating that hog-dog fights violate their cruelty laws.

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Recent Hog-Dog Fighting News

April 3, 2008: Mississippi Passes Law to Combat Hog-Dog Fighting

May 3, 2007: With Stroke of a Pen, President Bush Deals Major Blow to Organized Animal Fighting in the United States

July 13, 2006: North Carolina Becomes Fifth State to Ban Hog Dog Fighting

June 13, 2006: South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Outlawing Hog Dog Fighting and Strengthening Penalties for Cockfighting

May 18, 2006: Animal Fighting Legislation Takes Center Stage at House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing Today

April 6, 2006: Alabama Legislature Approves Bill to Outlaw Hog Dog Fighting

March 28, 2006: Alabama Neighbor Outlaws Hog Dog Fighting

March 28, 2006: Mississippi Governor Barbour Approves Bill To Outlaw Hog Dog Fighting

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Hog Dog Rodeo

Wave of New Laws Clamp Down on Hog-Dog Fighting