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Case ID: 16942

Classification: Fighting

Animal: dog (pit-bull), dog (non pit-bull)

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Dog-fighting - over 20 dogs seized
Independence, KS (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Nov 14, 2010
County: Montgomery

Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged
Case Images: 1 files available

Alleged:
» Chadd Johnson
» Willie Lamont Hayes

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

A drug bust in Independence, Kansas led the sheriff right into a dog fighting operation. Now two men are behind bars and 22 dogs were taken into custody. A Lawrence rescue group is now working with the dogs, hoping to give them a new life.

Game Dog Guardian, a rescue group in Lawrence, works with dogs rescued from fighting operations. The group treats and tests the dogs to make sure they are tame enough to be adopted out.

"As soon as we feel comfortable with them then they'll be available for adoption," adoption director Katie Bray said.

Almost all the dogs except one, an aggressive German Shepherd, were taken into the group's care. The group hopes the others can be trained and adopted.

It will take some time to heal some of the dogs, like Hercules, who were hurt both physically and mentally.

"A lot of times we give him a hug and see how they'll react and he's basically just really scared right now," Anthony Barnett said.

But the group says their efforts are worth it.

"These dog fighting dogs are victims of abuse," Barnett said. "Some of them can't be in society but they deserve a chance to be evaluated and see if they can be placed."

Some of the dogs are already available for adoption and others still need some work. If you're interested in finding out more about the dogs available for adoption following the dog fighting bust in Montgomery County, Kansas:

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