Escambia County Animal Control officers say money is the main motivator for dog fighters and they usually keep their business ...

After a major dog fighting ring was recently busted across 10 properties in Dillon and Marion counties, area officials ...

John D. Murphy, 51, was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison and prohibited from owning pit bulls in the future, ...

I honestly don't think the general public are actually aware of how bad it is. I literally cry every morning.' ...

A search on Murphy’s Facebook account was conducted, which revealed chats with other dogfighters about fight results and the status of dogs. Murphy was also in private dogfighting groups to ...

Federal officials have asked a judge to forfeit to the U.S. government some 200 dogs that were seized during an investigation into illegal dog fighting. The dogs, all pit bull-type canines, were ...

but also in the specific practices leading up to a fight and, if either dog survives, after a fight,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo earlier this month. Photographs included in the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dog fighting, one of the most brutal forms of animal abuse, continues across communities in South Carolina. According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), more ...

“Dog fighting is inhuman and illegal,” SLED Chief Mark Keel said at an April 7 press conference. “This is not just animal cruelty. It’s organized criminal activity that often is related to ...