Dogs fight in brutal arena while young children watch in Kyrgyzstan

[Satanica]

Hat tip to Sugar Cookie.

Horrific photos of dog fighting in Kyrgyzstan have revealed the sport still attracts an enthusiastic audience, including small children, to watch yelping beasts rip chunks out of each other.

The barbarous bouts were staged at an arena in the capital city of Bishkek on Sunday with owners marshalling their colossal Central Asian Shepherds in bloody fights.
Many of the spectators, including children, filmed the fights on their smartphones with white fur soon turning blood red.

The huge dogs, weighing up to 220lbs and known locally as Alabai, are pitted against each other to test their worthiness, breeders claim.

Breeders say they must prove the dogs' worth to potential buyers who risk having their livestock decimated by wolves and foxes if they pick the wrong animal.

Though they are severely bloodied in the scraps, the dogs do not fight to the death but are hauled off each other once the dominant animal has made itself known.

Dog fighting, despite being outlawed across the world, remains a national tradition in Kyrgyzstan, as it is throughout the region where the Central Asian Shepherd is kept, including Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

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Dogs fight in brutal arenas while young children watch in Kyrgyzstan

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The bouts were staged at an arena in the capital city of Bishkek on Sunday with owners marshalling their colossal Central Asian Shepherds in bloody fights.

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[Sejanus]

Their version of cartoons.

 

[Jak Lida]

• Vicious dog fights between shepherd breed took place at an arena in the capital of Bishkek on Sunday
• Central Asian Shepherds, or Alabai, ripped chunks of fur from each other and yelped as they bled
• Fighting was watched by a broad audience, including little boys and girls, some filming on smartphones
• Breeders claim the fights are necessary to test the animals’ guarding instinct and ability to protect herds

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:

Sickening photos show the poor animals covered in blood as they are forced to continue lunging at each other. (Picture: AFP)
SICKENING photos show the cruel world of Kyrgyzstan dog fights where pets are forced to rip each other apart for the vile sport.
The celebrated event in the country’s capital city of Bishkek sees collosal Central Asian Shepherds battling it out to be crowned ‘champion’ of the breed.
Dog fighting is against the law in countries across the world but is a national tradition in Kyrgyzstan and many other central Asian countries, including neighbouring Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Spectators, including many young children, turn out to watch the national breed practically ripping each other apart in the bloodthirsty event.
Pictures taken at an arena in Bishkek on Sunday show owners refereeing the bloody fights.

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[Satanica]

Surely there's another way to test the breed's characteristics.