The Taipei County Government recently cracked down on dog fighting, but Britain's animal protection laws explicitly prohibited setting dogs on each other as early as the beginning of this century, and in 1988 the penalties were increased. In particular, following a spate of dog attacks on humans, Britain now forbids rearing pit bull terriers, which are bred to be especially aggressive.
相較於最近台北縣政府掃蕩鬥狗活動，英國其實在本世紀初的動保法中已明文禁止縱犬相鬥，一九八八年再加重罰則，特別是比特犬被培育成特別好鬥，發生幾次傷人事件後，英國已禁止人們畜養比特犬。