Cruel world of blood-soaked Kyrgyzstan dog fighting where wolfhounds rip themselves apart in front of kids
SICKENING photos show the cruel world of Kyrgyzstan dog fights where pets are forced to rip each other apart for the vile sport. In heartbreaking images, blood-covered dogs fight in front of grim-faced men – and even their kids. The shaggy, large Zyrgyz wolfhounds were forced to fight at a stadium in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – […]
SICKENING photos show the cruel world of Kyrgyzstan dog fights where pets are forced to rip each other apart for the vile sport.
In heartbreaking images, blood-covered dogs fight in front of grim-faced men – and even their kids.
The shaggy, large Zyrgyz wolfhounds were forced to fight at a stadium in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – an impoverished former Soviet republic – on Sunday.
Their battles were set up by a local dog breeders club with the aim of finding the dog best suited to improve the Asian Shepherd breed, organisers claimed.
According to the MailOnline, the dogs weigh up to 220lbs, and breeders organise the bloody fights to attract buyers seeking a vicious animal they can trust to defend stock from marauding foxes and wolves.
Some 23 owners brought their dogs to fight for the title of champion of breed.
Animal rights campaigners Peta have vehemently opposed such fights in other parts of the world, calling it a blood “sport” in which two dogs are pitted against each other and forced to rip each other to shreds.
The charity says: “Dogs are highly social pack animals who need and deserve love, attention, and exercise and thrive in an environment that offers the companionship of other dogs and human guardians.
“Dogs who are used for fighting are chained, taunted, and starved in order to trigger extreme survival instincts and encourage aggression.”
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Peta adds: “Dogs who do not fight or who lose fights are often used as ‘bait’ animals.
“Dogs who survive rarely make good companions, as breeders commonly mate close relatives in an effort to pass on the traits of dogs who are especially aggressive and whose instincts and training motivate them to kill other animals.”
