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A fire on the 3400-block of West Harrison early this morning revealed an apparent dog-fighting ring. Nine dogs were recovered from the basement of the building, and other than one snout injury, the dogs appear healthy.
The dogs were found in cages along with a book on dogfighting, and "there appeared to be a dog treadmill," said Officer Laura Kubiak. Observers at the scene said three of the dogs appeared to be pit bulls.
In addition to the pit bulls, Animal Control also took custody of a great dane, a boxer, a chihuahua and a mastiff. (We know that only adds to seven.) And a...parrot. [slideshow]
Dog treadmills are often associated with dog fighting (but not always, so don't go reporting every pet-gadget fiend you know). More typical signs, according to Chicago Animal Care and Control, are super-aggressive dogs, dogs covered in wounds, and people leaving dogs in abandoned or empty buildings. Dog-fighting is a felony, plus, you know, morally reprehensible.
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Parrot fights? That's just plain wrong.
Well, in fairness, Parrot Fights are more of a "Yo Mamma's so fat..." variety.
Now I'm picturing an 8 Mile remake done with parrots.
if there weren't already a million reasons for me to love jon stewart, i loved that he was so publicly furious about the michael vick thing.
now, parrots are a whole other story. i think a parrot who could mimic eminem would be positively horrifiying.
Dog fighting is okay if you're black though, because it's part of the culture. Or so I've heard.
*because some have thin skin, the preceeding post was not serious*
Dog fighting is a really weird cultural divide. If you looked at the people howling for Michael Vic's blood in front of the courthouse they were uniformly white. I think dog-fighting is a cruel and ugly form of sport, but I think there are deeper issues of race and poverty in the media response to these kind of stories.
Black people love dogs! Fighting!
Now birds...I hate them. If you can get parrots to fight..
Well I don't know if this is abuse or not, but check out what I got for $50 on craigslist. My dog loves the treadmill, check her out here! Diva on Treadmill
All it took was running it a low pace, and getting her to come after a treat. 5 times after that she had it down!!! and don't forget to checkback for more videos of diva at ieg