You look into the eyes of a dog twice your size and much stronger than you. Your hunger and the cuts on your face are barely healed from last night's fight, but you must continue. You fight for your life in a ten by ten homemade ring. All bets are against you and if you lose one more fight, this man will take you where no dog has returned. Every day, thousands of animals suffer in silence from animal abuse. I am here to be the voice for these animals and let you know about this serious problem. Animal fighting is a very common form of animal abuse. There are many different types but here are the most common. There are bullfights, dog fights, pig dog rodeo and cockfights. In a bullfight, you weaken yourself before each fight by having your horns shaved and rubbing your eyes with vaseline. They are poked and prodded to make them angry, then released into a ring where a matador stabs them to death repeatedly. In hog dog rodeos, one or two dogs attack pigs with broken tusks. During cockfighting, roosters and hens are chained outside in poor conditions, with little or no shelter or food. If they lose, the roosters and hens are killed by their handlers by being electrocuted, drowned, hanged, burned or shot. Others may be abandoned and die from wounds caused by the battle they lost. One of the most well-known animal fighting sports is dog fighting. Dog fighting began in the 1860s, when men were looking for a cheap sport to watch. They began fighting bulldogs that were used as hunting dogs. These dogs were strong but not athletic enough. That's when they started fighting pit bulls because they were light and much more athletic than bull dogs. Breeders began breeding pit bulls... middle of paper ...... Brothers were accused of failing to provide veterinary care to a dying baby elephant and were fined $20,000. In late 2011, they were charged with improper handling of dangerous animals, failure to provide adequate veterinary care, causing trauma and stress to two injured elephants, failure to test the elephants for tuberculosis; a common disease among elephants and unsanitary feeding practices. The circus was charged with the largest lawsuit in circus history, amounting to $270,000. Animal abuse is a serious crime and should not be taken lightly. All over the world, animals are exploited for entertainment and worked to death for the pleasure of others. Thousands of animals have been victims of animal abuse and if we don't stop it, thousands more will suffer too. They always say: dogs are man's best friend and I think it's time for us to return the favor..