Dog fighting is illegal in the United States of America!!! It is a felony in 48 of the 50 states, it is only a misdemeanor in Idaho and Wyoming where as it is considered a felony and the lowest amount of imprisonment for a first offense is 2 years. Whereas in Idaho as a misdemeanor a first offense is 6 months maximum and a $15,000 fine; for 2nd offense it is 9 months and $7,000 fine; 3rd offense is 1 year and $9,000 fine; not to mention the fact that it is not a crime to be a spectator or to possess or own dog fighting paraphernalia, which is considered a misdemeanor at the least in most states.
In Wyoming they only address the first offense, which leads to a maximum of 1 year in prison and a $5,000 fine; it is considered a misdemeanor or less to be spectators or to keep/own/possess paraphernalia; which is better than Idaho which does not address either.
Kansas has the most strict legislation, with a 10 year maximum for first offense and a $100,000 fine.
Idaho and Wyoming need to change their legislation on the matter to make it a felony as well, and I would love to see every state have regulations more like Kansas. People should not get away with a maximum of 2 years in prison for dog fighting, people get more than that for crimes that are not nearly as bad as torturing and murdering living creatures.
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