You can watch the dog fighting with the fox
The animals can be separated with the help of a stick
The fox gets taken by its hind legs and is brought back to the burrow
The owner of the blood-stained dogs strokes them
Belarus Open U-shaped Artificial Burrow tournament will be held in the open-air cage “Yarshouka” in Valozhyn District on April 30 and May 1
“Earth dogs” like dachshunds and terriers are set on a fox
Such tournaments are forbidden in the neighboring states
The championship is a great opportunity to take earth dogs out of apartments
journalist and hunter Alyaksandr Acharetny thinks:
"The dog and the wild animal have equal opportunities
the dog will lose its skills and normal hunting dogs will turn into ordinary pets."
Belarus is a country where real hunting dogs can be brought up
“Zoo schizos” and ‘brainless greens’ who do not know what is going on are preventing such tournaments in other countries
director of the centre of ethical treatment of animals Lyudmila Lahinouskaya said:
"It is a violation of the Law On Cruelty to Animals
The demonstration of cruelty to animals to
It is absolutely immoral as well as hunting for fun
People used to hunt to survive and there is no need to make animals suffer nowadays.” 
The Belarusian Association of Hunters and Fishers sees no problem in it either
The dogs were especially raised to hunt foxes and the foxes are doing damage to Belarusian agriculture…
"Stress… Chickens are also stressed when they are about to be killed
These competitions teach dogs to hunt,” a dog expert from the association assured
viewers cannot enter the open-air cage because of the safety regulations
Special stewards watch the animals and can stop fights
they can also open the burrow to prevent the animals from dying
A veterinarian is ready to render medical assistance
Animals die rarely and dogs usually get most of the injuries
The best dogs are awarded with medals. 
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