Dog-fighting - 14 dogs seized San Antonio, TX (US) Incident Date: Tuesday, Apr 25, 2006 County: Bexar Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Charges: Felony CTA Alleged: Faustino Villela Case Updates: 2 update(s) available

Case ID: 8208 Classification: Fighting Animal: dog (pit-bull) View more cases in TX (US) Login to Watch this Case

Authorities have shut down what they believe was a dog-fighting ring on the South Side. Officers seized pit bulls, cages, chains and treadmills in the 1100 block of Brady Boulevard, and said that the yard was a training ground for bloodsport.

"Get out of my back yard, 'cause it's none of their business. They're overreacting," said a female occupant of the residence.

Officers dragged 14 pit bulls out of the back yard and into city cages.

"We have a home made pit bull ring," animal cruelty investigator Eddie Wright said. "They are potentially either breeding animals or fighting the animals."

Police said they had been dispatched to the house several times in the past for calls of too many animals.

"And we came back for a follow-up investigation and nothing's changed," an unidentified officer said.

On April 26, officers saw something that really caught their attention.

"You have 14 dogs here. You have treadmills adapted to train animals. You have weight-gain medicine," the unidentified officer said.

The officers called Animal Control for help.

"We found the treadmills, the seats," Wright said. "Portable seats for fighting, the portable sides to a pit ring, and fluorescent lights over it."

Meanwhile, the residents of the house watched as the officers carted things away.

"That's my son's stuff. Oh my God," the unidentified female said.

As of 2006, just having the training equipment is a Texas felony.

"Because their only known purpose is to condition the dogs for fighting," Wright said.

A total of 14 dogs were confiscated, and the information gathered by authorities will be handed over to the Bexar County District Attorney's Office.

Animal Control said that because it appears the dogs have been trained to fight, they may have to be euthanized.

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References

	MySA.Com - April 26, 2006
	WOAI -April 26, 2006
	KSAT12 - May 1, 2006

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