A Bessemer-area man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution after authorities rescued dozens of dogs from an illegal fighting operation, ...

On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural South Carolina, a team of federal agents wearing tactical gear quietly assembled for a mission that was part raid, part rescue operation. The stakes were ...

A 19-year-old Statesville man pleaded guilty to charges linked to dog fighting, U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson said in a release.

Rickey said the case was among the largest ever and was as significant as the largest known seizure of nearly 500 dogs in Missouri and four and surrounding states in 2009. That case became known as ...

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — Two Statesville men, Juelz Christopher Daniels, 19 and Reginald Lionel Goodson, Jr., 55, are facing federal charges for allegedly running a multi-state commercial dog breeding ...

DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department rescued over 200 dogs and seized dozens of guns as part of "Operation Fight Club," a dog fighting and animal cruelty investigation. The department worked with ...

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