jamesglewisf
01-19-2004, 02:55 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,108868,00.htmlPolice raided a rural house and found a blood-soaked dog fight (search) arena where fans had gathered for a night of gambling with a winner-take-all pot of $50,000.
Officers arrested 123 people late Saturday on felony charges of cruelty to animals (search), dog fighting and commercial gambling.
Newton County sheriff's deputies found one dead dog lying at the side of a makeshift ring, and another dog so badly mauled that it was later euthanized. Blood covered the walls and soaked through an old carpet.
"It's hard to understand any crime, but to see animals used -- or I should say misused -- for someone's entertainment like this is just pitiful," Sheriff Joe Nichols said. That's sickening.
Officers arrested 123 people late Saturday on felony charges of cruelty to animals (search), dog fighting and commercial gambling.
Newton County sheriff's deputies found one dead dog lying at the side of a makeshift ring, and another dog so badly mauled that it was later euthanized. Blood covered the walls and soaked through an old carpet.
"It's hard to understand any crime, but to see animals used -- or I should say misused -- for someone's entertainment like this is just pitiful," Sheriff Joe Nichols said. That's sickening.