Dog fighters to pay largest restitution in federal history
Posted: Jan 21, 2015 2:39 PM EST Updated: Jan 21, 2015 2:40 PM EST
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The individuals who pleaded guilty to the second largest dog fighting raid in U.S. history are being ordered to pay the largest restitution ever recorded in a federal dog fighting case.
During the hearings, which were held on Friday, U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins ordered the defendants to collectively responsible for paying a restitution in the amount of $1.98 million to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the Humane Society of the United States. Both organizations $#@!isted in the removal, transport, treatment, sheltering and care of the more than 400 animals seized during the raid.
A multi-agency investigation led to the arrests of 12 people from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas, 10 of them indicted for violations of the federal dog fighting statute and the federal gambling statute. The organizations estimated that they collectively spent around $5.5 million on the case alone.
“These dog fighters abused, starved and killed their dogs for the supposed ‘fun' of watching and gambling on a dog fight,” stated U.S. Attorney George L. Beck. “We would like to thank the HSUS and the ASPCA for taking care of these sick, wounded and abused dogs for such an extended period of time. Because the HSUS and the ASPCA took such care of these dogs, many were able to be placed in rescues or homes, where they are now safe from the horrible lives they previously had to endure.”
“Once again, the court sent a serious message to dog fighters about the true cost of their crime,” said Chris Schindler, manager of animal fighting investigations for The HSUS, who testified at the hearings. “The dogs rescued in this case suffered physically and emotionally and required untold hours of medical care and enrichment with professional staff. The individuals who treated them so poorly should be held responsible.”
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Posted: Jan 21, 2015 2:39 PM EST Updated: Jan 21, 2015 2:40 PM EST
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The individuals who pleaded guilty to the second largest dog fighting raid in U.S. history are being ordered to pay the largest restitution ever recorded in a federal dog fighting case.
During the hearings, which were held on Friday, U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins ordered the defendants to collectively responsible for paying a restitution in the amount of $1.98 million to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the Humane Society of the United States. Both organizations $#@!isted in the removal, transport, treatment, sheltering and care of the more than 400 animals seized during the raid.
A multi-agency investigation led to the arrests of 12 people from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas, 10 of them indicted for violations of the federal dog fighting statute and the federal gambling statute. The organizations estimated that they collectively spent around $5.5 million on the case alone.
“These dog fighters abused, starved and killed their dogs for the supposed ‘fun' of watching and gambling on a dog fight,” stated U.S. Attorney George L. Beck. “We would like to thank the HSUS and the ASPCA for taking care of these sick, wounded and abused dogs for such an extended period of time. Because the HSUS and the ASPCA took such care of these dogs, many were able to be placed in rescues or homes, where they are now safe from the horrible lives they previously had to endure.”
“Once again, the court sent a serious message to dog fighters about the true cost of their crime,” said Chris Schindler, manager of animal fighting investigations for The HSUS, who testified at the hearings. “The dogs rescued in this case suffered physically and emotionally and required untold hours of medical care and enrichment with professional staff. The individuals who treated them so poorly should be held responsible.”
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