Legislature votes to outlaw dog-hog fights in Alabama

[quaoar]

http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-20/114435507758170.xml&storylist=alabamanews

The Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A backwoods fad popping up along the Gulf Coast — staging bloody fights between dogs and wild hogs — is getting outlawed in Alabama.

The Alabama Senate voted 26-0 Thursday to make it a crime to stage, promote, attend or supply animals for hog-dog fights. The bill, which passed the House in February, now goes to Gov. Bob Riley for signing into law.

"I'm always amazed when people think it's sporting to be cruel," Sen. Larry Dixon, R-Montgomery, said.

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The events, often called "hog-dog rodeos," involve putting a trained attack dog, usually a pit bull or American bulldog, in an enclosed ring with a wild hog. The dog chases down the hog and grabs its ear or another body part while spectators watch. Over the course of one event or rodeo, 50 dogs or more will be put in the ring with hogs and the dog with the best time at catching the hog wins.

[Scout]

1. good.

this is sick, and people who enjoy it are sick too.
:puke:

it's a shame they even need a law against it, but there you go...

[BrklynLiberal]

2. It is amazing that this was ever LEGAL!!!!!!!!!!!

[Xithras]

4. Everything is legal until it's made illegal.

It's a recent fad, so there wasn't a law to stop it. That's now being corrected.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. I guess I meant that it is amazing that anyone every came up with

this an an idea for "recreation"
:puke:

[Ian David]

7. Now they'll just do aligators vs camels n/t

[DBoon]

12. Alligators vs. Republicans?

Would the gators come out alive?

[azurnoir]

13. I'd kinda' like to find out

or hotkkkarl vs a ?

[Ian David]

21. Christians vs lions? n/t

[KevinJH87]

3. wouldnt it fall under other laws...

You would think this might fall under animal cruelty laws, etc. I do not know how strong animal cruelty laws are in Alabama though...

[Ian David]

5. Damn hippy liberals and their war on christians again n/t

[trof]

8. Damn. There goes our culture. Down the drain.

:-(

[Robb]

9. (spits coffee)

:rofl:

[trof]

10. Well dammit! Somebody's always messin' with our quaint folkways.

Next thing you know they'll outlaw lynching and incest.
jeez

[quaoar]

15. Thank God

Dirt eating is still legal.

[trof]

17. Hey, man. You KNOW it.

Red dirt is THE best.
Got that arn taste to it.
Why is everybody always makin' fun of us Alabamaians?
I just don't get it.
Buncha morans.

[jukes]

11. yep, that'll get enforced

just drive the wagers up



welcome to the REAL southren heritage!!!

[The Stranger]

14. Fucking sick, demented and disgusting people patronize this.

[President Kerry]

16. And that's using the term "people" loosely. Glad it's history now. n/t

[VegasWolf]

18. Rednecks and cheap Busch beer!! Hey, it's Saturday nite in Dixie! nt

[HuffleClaw]

19. wilbur vs. toto? babe vs. the taco bell dog?

i'd pay to watch that.

[quaoar]

23. Arnold Ziffel vs. Lassie?

[flvegan]

20. When will the idiots taking part get in the ring?

C'mon...you want bloodsport? Don't wuss out and send your dog in against a hog, big man. Why don't you throw down with another drunken moron and see what happens.

See, that's the thing with a bloodsport where animals pay. It's 99.999% of the time run, promoted and frequented by "people" that couldn't/wouldn't compete otherwise.

[AndyTiedye]

22. You're Supposed To Send Your Inbred Aristocracy After the Wild Boars

If they had kept up that tradition, this would never have happened:

[Sabriel]

24. There's a Dr. Suess story here somewhere, just waiting to be written. n/t