<P> Despite periodic dog - fight prosecutions , illegal canine pit battles continued after the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 of England and Wales . Sporting journals of the 18th and 19th centuries depict the Black Country and London as the primary English dog fight centers of the period . </P>
<P> Despite periodic dog - fight prosecutions , illegal canine pit battles continued after the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 of England and Wales . Sporting journals of the 18th and 19th centuries depict the Black Country and London as the primary English dog fight centers of the period . </P>
when was dog fighting made illegal in the uk
when was dog fighting made illegal in the uk
1835
1835