Recently in dogfighting Category

These stories are just so horribly sad for me.

In a story posted this morning on the Daily Breeze Web site,  AP reports that as many as 350 dogs have been seized and 20 people arrested in dogfighting raids across five states.

Animal groups say it's the largest simultaneous raid of dogfighting operations in the U.S. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals cooperated in the investigation. The raid was conducted by task forces involving federal, state and local law enforcement agencies:

Dogfighting is banned throughout the United States and is a felony in 48 states. President George W. Bush signed a law two years ago that increased penalties for activities that promote or encourage animal fighting after a long campaign by animal-welfare groups.

Who knows how many of these dogs can now be rehabilitated as pets. Dogs who lose are executed. And sadly, weaker, smaller animals, including cats, are often used as "bait" by these criminals to "train" the fighting dogs to be viscious.  

It all makes you wonder who the real animals are in these cases, doesn't it?

Somewhat related: Weigh in on our earlier post about pit bulls.