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This is the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. In another crime story, Atlanta Falcons quarterback <미식축구> 쿼터백 Michael Vick and three others will be arraigned <피고를> 법정에 소환하여 죄상의 시인 여부를 묻다 in federal court next week for allegedly 전하는 바에 의하면 running a dog fight operation that included hanging, drowning, and even electrocuting 감전사시키다 their animals. Dog fighting is growing in popularity as Bill Whitaker reports. And we should warn you, some may find these pictures disturbing 몹시 염려되는.
The indictment 기소, 고발 of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has turned the spotlight on the seamy 혐오스러운 disturbing, yet fast-growing underworld 암흑가 of dog fighting. Once hidden in the rural south, this blood sport with pit bulls 강아지의 종 and gambling now can be found in every state, attracting urban professionals, gang-bangers, even teenagers, 40,000 fans by some estimates.
“A lot of people get involved because of the money. A lot of people are into ~에 매우 몰두하다 it for the entertainment.” Though illegal in every state and a felony 중죄 in 48, there's a surge 급상승 in dog fighting, organized professional or amateur backyard bouts 한판 승부 with bets 내기, 걸기 of a few dollars to thousands. A champion dog can cost as much as $30,000, but earn as much as $100,000 in winnings. The winner lives to fight another day, the loser often dies in the ring.
“They’ve got incredible 놀라운 stamina. They’ve got incredible power. They’ve got incredible speed. The fights can last anywhere from ten minutes to three hours, and the dogs typically die from blood loss or shock.” Dog trainers insist the pit bulls aren't nasty 험악한 by nature 본래, 천성이, the owners are. Bullying ~을 못살게 굴다 and training the dogs to be hyper-aggressive, eager to fight any place, any time, anyone.
Congress recently made it a federal crime to transport fighting dogs across state lines, which might end up 결국 ~이 되다 pushing this vicious 부도덕한 crime further underground. Bill Whitaker, CBS News,