Five people now face criminal charges, and more than two dozen dogs have been euthanized after investigators uncovered a crime ring spanning multiple cities in the Baton Rouge area.

A judge has sentenced 14 defendants in a large-scale federal dog fighting case in Southwest Georgia to a total of 343 months in prison.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's Dog Fighting unit rescued 160 dogs from a raid in Dillion and Marion county, leading to 11 animal cruelty arrests.

Authorities last week dismantled a multi-county dog fighting ring in the Pee Dee that led to more than 100 animals being seized along with large amounts of drugs and weapons.

While troopers were at the home, officials say they found numerous items related to animal fighting, as well as multiple indicators fighting took place.

BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. — Five Pit Bulls forced to fight in a Houston, Texas, dog fighting ring were found inside filthy cages in an SUV pulled over Tuesday by state troopers in Pike County, state ...

Busted and seized, a man is now charged with running a suspected dog fighting ring on Milwaukee's north side.

22-year-old Jeffrey Thompson is charged with running a suspected dog fighting ring on Milwaukee's north side. The investigation started back in October and last week it led detectives to six dogs ...

Three years ago in November 2021, 33 dogs were rescued from a dog-fighting ring, and this sweet pit-bull mix was one of them, the Pennsylvania SPCA said in a Nov. 25 Facebook post.