Dogfighting vs hunting

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Today on the Today show, a clip was shown of Knicks guard Stefan Marbury claiming more or less that dogfighting, like hunting, was just another sport. My immediate reaction to this was that I have never seen, or heard of, anyone making the deer fight each other, or choking a deer to death, and filming it. Additionally, I will bet one hundred dollars of my own money that Michael Vick, and everyone else involved in this case, at least, did not actually eat any of the dogs, or have them stuffed as trophies. I am not saying I condone hunting, or stuffed trophies, but at least the hunters get some use out of the animals they kill. And the kill is intended to be swift, clean, and as painless as possible. How anyone could compare the two is beyond me. I would never shoot a deer myself, but I know plenty of people who have for food, and I do not steer clear of them. But if I knew someone who was torturing dogs by forcing them to fight each other to the death -a process which usually wounds both dogs so badly, even the "winner" dies soon after- I don't think I could even talk to them anymore. What do you all think? Are they comparable? And before you post, please remember that this is not a Vick bashing thread, nor is it an animal cruelty thread. I am just asking if the two can be compared, or if Mr. Marbury took one two many rebounds to the head.