Right now, offenders are only getting up to a 5 year sentence for FORCING dogs to fight for their lives and maliciously attack submissive animals for the 'ENJOYMENT' and 'ENTERTAINMENT' of certain people. If the animal does not die during the fight but still loses the heartlessly torture these animals by taping the mouth shut and using them as 'bait dogs' or tying them to a pole or tree in the middle of nowhere until they eventually die of starvation or exposure.
https://www.change.org/petitions/us-senate-court-systems-government-agencies-make-dog-fighting-punishable-by-up-to-20yrs-death-depending-on-severity