Pets fed as bait to fighting pit bulls

Cape Peninsula pets are being fed as bait to dogs being trained to kill as part of what animal rescue organisations say is a growing appetite for the banned "sport" of dog fighting. The fights are sometimes heard but seldom seen except by those involved in making money from the bloody spectacle. The SPCA's chief inspector, Andries Venter, has warned that smaller dogs, especially Maltese poodles, are being stolen to incite fighting dogs and to train them to kill. He urged the Cape Argus to make the problem public. "(Then) a lot more people will come forward who have had their pets thrown to fighting dogs," he said. .

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