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60 Precious Puppers Rescued by Hero Hoomans from Dog Fighting Ring, Now Get a Fighting Chance at Living a Happy and Wholesome Life

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    Well, it's finally happened. Police busted a dog fighter in my hometown a few days ago. He had his own ring and 60 dogs in atrocious condition. A local shelter took them in, and it looks the fighting dogs are going to be 'rehabilitated' and adopted out.
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    "Nearly 60 dogs were rescued this week from an alleged dogfighting operation in rural Tyler. Now, facilities are asking the public for help as dogs while a criminal investigation is underway. Sixty-one animals - 59 dogs, two cats - were rescued from a mobile home on County Road 4136. Smith County Animal Control was called out to the property Monday after an anonymous tipster told officials they believed dogs were living in horrible conditions and a dog was possibly eating another.
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    Animal control officers arrived at the 9-acre property to find dozens of injured dogs. Some were confined in cages or make-shift kennels while others were found in a shed, tied to treadmills where they were being forced to "work out" with heavy weights on their necks, police said. The dogs had no ventilation or air conditioning in 85- degree weather and were susceptible to heat stroke or death, an investigator said in an arrest affidavit. Others were chained in the yard.
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    The dogs were malnourished with their ribs showing, according to the affidavit. Smith County Animal Control Supervisor Amber Greene said the animals had no access to clean water."
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    The fighting dogs have been sent to two local shelters, and one says on FB "THE DOGS FROM THE FIGHTING RING CANNOT LEAVE THE SMITH COUNTY SHELTER AT THIS TIME, so if you only want to foster one of those dogs, do not message us. They are evidence and cannot leave." And comments are all Pit-Mommies offering prayers and asking people to adopt. I can't even anymore.
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    drivewaypancakes • 1mo ago • Dax, Kara, Aziz, Xavier, Triniti, Beau, and Mia "It's the owners, not the breed!" "The previous owner was a dogfighter. These are fighting dogs. Bred and trained to kill." "Well, okay then." Maybe they should just come out and admit that there is literally no history a pit bull can have that would, in their eyes, make that dog unacceptable for being adopted out as a family dog. All they need is those unicorn homes for the Dahmers and Bundys of the dog world, and voil
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    Impressive Cry_5380 ⚫1mo ago • Mad dictator Chihuahua Why let the animals suffer!? They don't know why they are experiencing pain.. The ego of these people
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    Sea_Common3068 • 1mo ago This is actually horrifying. I hope everyone who participated in these fights and probably betting gets punished.
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    [deleted] • 1mo ago • Edited 1mo ago • The poor dog with a missing nose is very consistent with a fight/bait injury, I've seen many bait (usualy not pit) dogs with injury like this. I guess in a way weaker, low quality pits that valued fighters are put against to build their strength and confidence are "bait dogs". Sad to see what these poor animals had to endure. Imo they deserve some kind treatment, their wounds treated and a few delicious meals, but ultimately all of them have to be BE'd beca
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    Happy_Rule168 • 1mo ago • Is he going to jail or are they going to slap his wrist and release him to do it again? 21 3 Reply Share DarkRainbow255 • 1mo ago. Escaped a Close Call These people are a waste of breath. I may not like pitbulls but I don't want any animal to suffer.
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    PristineEffort2181 • 1mo ago. sad thing is why will start euthanizeing other dogs because they don't have any room and they have to keep these until the trial is over! There have been a couple of multimillion dollar awards to people injured or killed by pit bulls that were adopted from shelters which had the effect of slowing these pit nutters adoption of vicious dogs down! Also it's a felony if your dog k8lls someone off your property and you knew it 2as vicious!, So you migh5 be pleasantly sur
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    PandaLoveBearNu 1mo ago • • I saw someone on my city sub admit they owned a former fighting pit. They were working on thier reactivity and were APPALED by all the off-leash dogs in the city. Which I get but lord, you got s fighting dog.
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    feralfantastic • 1mo ago. This is a great opportunity to quantify the failures of fighting dog adoption. The BSL movement wasn't really as robust as it is now when Michael Vick was busted. Now we have a chance to monitor this process and establish a success rate, and make a negative inference if shelters attempt to obscure this information.
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    Serious-Knee-5768 • 1mo ago. 60 dogs literally bred to be gamey and win an actual fight. How are they going to rehab? At what point do they "pass" a dog in rehab. What signals to them that this bloodsport dog, raised in filth, waiting for is turn to tear something up, is now Nala the googirl, or Phinneus, the "suchawigglygooboi" ready for the Joe Average family with three rambunctious kids. Make it make sense!
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    fartaroundfestival77 • 1mo ago • People in rural areas need better ways to make money. What about investment in new industries, training provided? No, let's let populations degenerate. into poverty and neglect. → 17 17 ☐ Reply Share bittymacwrangler • 1mo ago • Some of the wealthiest farmers I worked with had cages full of fighting roosters and possibly fighting dogs as well. Michael Vick was far from impoverished. This is not an activity solely engaged in by rural people in impoverished areas,

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