In the past in my country dog fight was popular but if you are caught doing it you go straight to prison and for a long time.The same applies for cock fighting too and any other animal related violence.
It is quite interesting. Some people would like to view these events as an expression of tradition and culture. But for some people it represents cruelty towards the animals. A few years back, the supreme court of India banned a sport called Jallikattu (South Indian equivalent of bull fighting). But the South Indian groups protested against the ban and eventually the government had to legalize it.