Animal fighting is closely linked to illegal gambling, drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and violent crime.

“The practice is illegal in all 50 states, but dog fighting persists underground, and bait dogs remain at high risk," said the Helen Woodward Animal Center Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at ...

A Georgia man was sentenced last week to 475 years in prison for facilitating dog fights and abusing animals, which included 107 dogs seized at his property in November 2022, authorities said. It's ...