[post_page_title]Origins of the problem[/post_page_title]
Part of the reason pitbulls are so misunderstood – and mistreated – is that by a large margin they’re the most used breed in organized dogfighting in the United States.
You may not think about this phenomenon often, as it takes place mostly in the seedy underbelly of society, but it’s extremely prevalent, and goes back literally centuries. In fact, historical accounts of dogfighting date as far back as the 1750s, while professional fighting pits flooded the U.S. in the 1860s. But what about the present day?
