State and federal authorities have seized 47 dogs, many malnourished and bearing scars, that they suspect were used as part of a substantial animal-fighting operation that had been set up between ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Georgia man is facing serious criminal charges after South Carolina authorities broke up what they describe as an organized, high-stakes dogfighting event in a rural area of ...

ALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — A man faces five felonies after authorities say he held a cockfight at his home near Hopkins in July. Edin Dilson Rodas, 37 was formally charged Sept. 23 with three counts of ...

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — 47 dogs and puppies were rescued from three properties suspected of dogfighting in Chester and Lancaster counties this week. Authorities served search and ...

LAKE CITY — The State Law Enforcement Division charged a Lake City man with four counts of ill treatment of animals, four counts of animal fighting or baiting, and criminal conspiracy, according to a ...

A dog seized in a raid into a suspected dog fighting operation by the State Law Enforcement Division during the week of June 9, 2025, in Richland County. Courtesy of State Law Enforcement Division ...