Article: Raid nets fighting dogs in South Holland, Ill.

Article: Man charged with breeding fighting dogs.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 14, 2007 ;     660 words ... ... possessing dozens of fighting dogs in his South Holland ... felon and owning sport fighting dogs, and 37 misdemeanor ... of animal cruelty, Cook County sheriff's police ... according to Mateck. Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart ...

Article: 37 fighting dogs seized, many hurt; Most ever in ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 14, 2007 ;     551 words ... ... mangled and neglected dogs. What the Cook County Sheriff's Department found at a South ... Dart said it was the largest seizure of fighting dogs in state history and the fourth largest ... control officers could find space for 37 fighting dogs -- most of which will likely have to ...

Article: Man charged with cruelty, dog fighting
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 15, 2007 ;     505 words ... ... a felony count of dog fighting and two misdemeanor charges: possession of dogs by a felon and owning sport fighting dogs, Cook County sheriff's spokeswoman Penny Mateck said. Taylor also was charged with one felony count of possession of ...

Article: Fighting dogs get a fighting chance
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... pit bulls are getting a chance most fighting dogs don't. And surprisingly, animal ... that euthanasia, the fate of most fighting dogs, would still be the most humane option ... that's going to be busted. Most fighting dogs don't get to go to Best Friends ...

Article: Fighting dogs trained on play areas.(News)
Birmingham Mail (England);  September 25, 2008 ;     648 words ... ... are being used to train bloodthirsty fighting dogs, council chiefs admitted today. Birmingham ... it. "These owners strengthen these fighting dogs' jaws by making the poor dog clamp ... them." There have been reports of fighting dogs in both Perry Hall Playing Fields and ...

Article: Children's play areas used to train fighting ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  September 26, 2008 ;     552 words ... ... are being used to train bloodthirsty fighting dogs, council chiefs have admitted. Birmingham ... it. "These owners strengthen these fighting dogs' jaws by making the poor dog clamp ... them." There have been reports of fighting dogs in both Perry Hall Playing Fields and ...

Transcript: Raising Dogs, Fighting Dogs
NPR All Things Considered;  June 9, 2006 ;     505 words ... ... NPR) 06-09-2006 Raising Dogs, Fighting Dogs Host: MELISSA BLOCK Time 20:00 ... to live next door to people who kept fighting dogs. LAURETTA HANNON reporting: The sound ... trade and violence. We knew they were fighting dogs, but this is the first time I'd ...