Freedom of Speech v. Dogfighting

I read a story on the New York Times online about the current battle between First Amendment Rights and Dogfighting. Why in the world would you do something like this-animals are innocent and vulnerable.

Robert Stevens v.s the United States is still in debate and should be settled in the next few months. His 2008 dog owner manual, "Dogs of Velvet Steel" is a book that is manual to outline the ins and outs of dogfighting and a 'how to manual' to make pit bulls successful fighting dogs. One word describes this man and his filth-disgusting! He has made his 2008 manual, along with underground dogfighting magazine, "Sporting Dog Journal" and actual "documentary" footage of raw dogfights under his lucrative business.

Can the be trusted after being trained to fight or kill on command? Once rescued from their current homes, the dogs are treated for their external injuries from battle and then put through several different types of test to see if they are prone to aggressive behavior and if so they may have to be euthanized for their own and others' safety.

Why do people do this-monetary and mentally? Something must be definitely wrong with individuals who partake in dogfighting-whether they are dogfight trainers/owners or on lookers who actually have the stomach to watch and bid on the fights. I think all people involved should hands down have to pay a fine and be arrested under animal cruelty violations. Yet this is hard to properly prosecute perpetrators because the 1999 law is over broad and needs to be narrowly tailored-which is what Congress is working on.