The dogs were found in the backyard of a home and the dogs' owner, Fredrick Dewayne Kay, was arrested and charged with one count of animal cruelty.
Calls from neighbors led Animal Control to the six dogs, tied up in their backyard with heavy, metal chains. The little food they had was drenched in rain water.
"After we started picking them up, we realized they are actually trained, fighting pit bulls," Constable Frank Creath, of Smith County Precinct 2, said.
Once the dogs were put in cages, the fighting began. The fighting turned bloody. Fully intact cages ended up being bent up and bitten through, after the pit bulls had been inside them.
"We were told they were hog-hunting dogs," Creath said. "Well, when we picked them up, we quickly realized that these dogs would've all killed one another if you'd have put them out trying to hunt hogs."
"They have old scars, so these dogs have fought before," Creath said.
If found guilty, Kay faces up to two years in jail. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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