Dog fighting raid's littlest victim
The nation's two largest animal welfare organizations, working with federal and state law enforcement in four states carried out the second largest dog fighting bust in U.S. history last week.
The ASPCA reported the dogs, ranged in age from just several days to 10-12 year and had been left to suffer in extreme heat without fresh water or food. Many were emaciated with scars and wounds consistent with dog fighting, and some were tethered by chains and cables that were attached to cinder blocks and car tires.
Tim Rickey, vice president of the ASPCA's Field Investigations & Response Team, filed a first-person account on the ASPCA blog today.
Here's what he saw:
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