According to the founder, a bait dog trains other canines for illegal dog fighting rings. "Typically, smaller and more submissive dogs are used for bait, and Trooper is definitely a submissive ...

According to police, the dog’s miserable condition—swollen-shut eyes and wounds covering his face, head, and front body—suggests he was used as a bait dog. In dog fighting rings, bait dogs ...

The Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) has reported a disturbing trend in which dogs are being used as bait to lure leopards, making the big cats more visible to tourists in national parks.