[color:"orange"]Proper jail sentences for animal abuse is the only answer.[/color]
The highest sentences they get is a ban from the race for 60 to 90 days. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />
THAT is not a sentence!

I'm very aware of animals being tortured all over the world, I just watched some PETA videos about fur, leather and wool, chickens, alive skinned cats and dogs etc...
Believe me, banning a fur coat will also stop this torture as well. You can say it's a human problem, but if we humans don't do anything about it, it will stay that way. If everyone thinks like you do Elliot, no one would sign the petition and the races wont stop, neither does the torture.
We 'humans' started this, and it's up to us to stop this. We don't need dog races, or bull fights to entertain us, nor do we need dogfights, cockfights or bear fights for our pleasure. Ban all these things and the world would look a different place.