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Updated: 3:55 AM Jun 26, 2008
Illegal Dog Fighting Ring Broken Up
Two Dogs Rescused, Now Need Homes Two dogs, one Pit Bull mix and one German Shepard mix, were rescued Wednesday from a home where police say the sport was going on. Posted: 11:14 PM Jun 25, 2008Reporter: Sherelle Roberts Email Address: sherelle.roberts@wkyt.com |
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The Laurel County's Sheriff's office is cracking down on illegal dog fighting.
Two dogs, one Pit Bull mix and one German Shepard mix, were rescued Wednesday from a home where police say the sport was going on.
The dogs are now at the Laurel County Humane Society, but police say their owners have kept them chained to trees, muzzled, and kept under porches and only brought them out to fight.
Both dogs were so badly hurt when police rescued them that they could barely walk.
Police say Corbin men Joe Lewis III, Joe Lewis Jr. and Dalton Brewer are responsible. None of the men have been arrested yet. But police say they will be soon, and will be charged with animal cruelty in the first degree.
As for the dogs, the rescue does not secure their safety. If the dogs get a clean bill of health they can be adopted. But the pit bull can only be taken in by a rescue organization. That's because Laurel County's Humane Society does not have a pit bull adoption program.
If no one adopts the dogs, they will have to be euthanized.
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what a shame! if these low lives don't get their just reward in court, then a few good men { or women } needs to set an example.this needs to stop. some where in the state of ky. there has to be a pit bull rescue org.check with ASPCA . also UNITED STATES HUAMANE SOCIETY!!
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THIS IS TO ALL ANIMAL LOVERS NOT JUST PIT BULL LOVERS! I THINK ITS TIME THAT WE MAKE A STAND AGAINST DOG FIGHTING/ ANIMAL ABUSE! WE NEED TO ALL WORK TOGETHGER AND ORGANIZE A PRTOTEST TO PUT A STOP TO THIS NONSENSE!!! KYMOM: babys have parents to voice for them! people do get upset about that stuff too. but, do you see people fighting babys to the death... NO, you dont!! And besides more stuff is being done about child abuse than animal abuse! Animals are just like people, give them the RIGHT kind of love and you won't have to worry about them TURNING on you, treat them with RESPECT and they'll treat you with respect.
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I was just wondering... Why can you let the other dog get adopted and not the pit?? Pits are not bad dogs, I have two and they are big babys. By not letting them get a chance to get adopted is just as bad as fighting them, because your not allowing them to have a chance to be loved!!!!!
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