Dog fighting has been involved with gang related activities. Dog fighters usually have an extensive criminal background. The most violent dog fighters are the street fighters (Kalof). The professional dog fighters have accused the street fighters of ruining the breeds (Ortiz). These street fighters would use the dogs to distribute or protect the drugs. “Drugs. Gangs. Dope. Dogs….they all go together” that is what the street fighters say (Kalof). The dogs that would be seized from these places would show the inhumane abuse and the practice of drugs (“High-Stakes…”). During the dog fights the audience members would bet on which dog would come out on top. These bets would be in between twenty thousand to two hundred thousand dollars. During the