29 malnourished pit bulls, drugs discovered Surry, VA (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Sep 6, 2000 County: Surry Local Map: available Disposition: Dismissed Charges: Felony CTA Person of Interest: Benjamin Donald Butts Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 6295 Classification: Fighting, Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (pit-bull) View more cases in VA (US) Drugs or alcohol involved Login to Watch this Case

In September 1999, Surry County Virginia resident Benjamin Donald Butts, 39, was arrested for dogfighting and drugs. An air search for marijuana plantations uncovered 29 allegedly mangy, malnourished adult pit bulls and four puppies on Butts' property.

Charged with 33 counts of dogfighting, 33 cruelty counts, drug charges and a charge of carrying a gun as a convicted felon, on September 6, Butts confessed that he had organized dogfights and trained fighting dogs.

Surry County District Court Judge Larry Palmer, at request of prosecutor Gerald G. Poindexter, released Butts' 33 dogs back into his custody,

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