ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — 105 dogs were recovered from a dog fighting ring in St. Petersburg.
On July 18, St. Petersburg Police said they raided two homes in St. Petersburg: one at the 3200 Block of Freemont Street and another at the 1900 Block of Quincy Street.
At the homes, they found over 100 dogs, treadmills for training them, and ledgers for keeping track of dog fights.
St. Pete Police Chief Anthony Holloway said that the sale of fentanyl and other narcotics funded the dog fighting operations.
At a press conference today, Chief Holloway showed before-and-after pictures of one of the dogs recovered, which appear to show that the dog now has major scars from the fights.
Six people were charged with animal baiting and fighting.
The dogs will be put up for adoption, according to St Pete Police.
"I felt like it was really strong-arm robbery."
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