Recently federal authorities busted a large theft ring operating across Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio... and hundreds of dogs were recovered at one site alone.
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U.S. Dog-Fighting Rings Stealing Pets for "Bait"
Maryann Mott
for National Geographic News
For years the Pima County Sheriff's Department found the chewed-up bodies of dead dogs in the Arizona desert. But it wasn't until four years ago that the truth behind the killings emerged: Stolen family pets were being used in bloody training exercises by dog fighting rings. The problem is not confined to Arizona. Animal-welfare groups and law-enforcement officers say pets throughout the country are frequently nabbed for "bait"—animals used to test another dog's fighting instinct. The "bait" is mauled or killed in the process.
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