A spring pole with a piece of animal flesh hanging from a rope, a “break stick” with canine indentations, and a dog weight pull sled. A book titled, “I was tortured with knowledge: The Art of ...

“Dog fighting for me is something totally different.” Court records provide grisly details on how grotesque the sport can be. When a Pentagon official was indicted in October, authorities searched his ...

On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural South Carolina, a team of federal agents wearing tactical gear quietly assembled for a mission that was part raid, part rescue operation. The stakes were ...

It was the sort of scene veteran agents had come to expect in the shadowy world of dog fighting. The underground blood sport once garnered international headlines in 2007 when NFL star Michael Vick ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Community members across St. Pete are calling for "Justice for Lacey." Two weeks ago, the lab-pit mix was found in the Oakwood Gardens neighborhood of St. Petersburg with wounds ...

A Georgia man will be spending a long time behind bars for a ton of cases of animal animal abuse. Vincent Lemark Burrell, 57, of Dallas was sentenced to 475 years in prison after he was found guilty ...

A dog in Philadelphia has been waiting patiently for years to live out the rest of her life under the love and care of a family after suffering serious neglect. Three years ago in November 2021, 33 ...

Warning: This story contains graphic content involving animal cruelty. A man jailed for his role in a dog fighting ring remains a member of multiple online groups that discuss the blood sport, even ...

A dispute between two strangers walking their dogs at a Hall County park escalated into gunfire, killing a 70-year-old man and his dog.

PROCTOR, Tenn. - A local animal shelter director was injured during a bust right outside West Memphis. One of the dogs attacked Kerry Facello, biting her on the leg. Facello shared her story of ...