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Using DNA to Stop Dogfighting

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http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/quest/2010/07/2010-07-19-quest.mp3

Researchers at UC Davis are collecting DNA from dogs seized in police raids on dogfighting operations. The goal is to create a database to help identify and prosecute the extensive underground breeding programs that sell puppies for as much as $50,000 to dogfighting rings. But the database is controversial among some animal rights activists, who believe it would allow shelters to euthanize dogs whose DNA match fighting lineages.

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