Dogfighting Raids

AP News - 883 days ago
Dogfighting Raids
In this Sept. 14, 2009 photo, Belle, left, and Nellie, right, 8-week-old Pit Bull puppies were born after after the July 8 multi-state federal dog fighting raid and are seen in St. Louis. Four eastern Missouri men arrested as part of a federal crackdown on dogfighting in several states pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and other crimes. The four, along with a fifth co-defendant who pleaded guilty Sept. 4, are the first convictions resulting from the largest coordinated multi-state raids on dogfighting in U.S. history. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dawn Majors) BELLEVILLE NEWS-DEMOCRAT OUT; EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT