5 canine rescued, 2 arrested in Newton County dogfighting bust

5 canine had been rescued and two americans were arrested when authorities busted a "viable dogfighting ring" in Covington Monday, police mentioned.

some of the canine had been actively fighting when two animal control officers walked up on the alleged ring in the woods at the back of a home in the 10000 block of Allen power. Officers heard "canine crying and barking loudly" whereas they had been checking up on a tip from a worried caller about 1:forty five p.m, Covington police spokesman Justin Stott spoke of.

"several canine were combating and three adult males have been standing around them, every keeping a pitbull on a leash," Stott pointed out in a information free up. "One male took off operating with a pitbull as quickly as officers approached and announced (they have been police)."

the two different guys have been told to tie the canine to a tree and step far from them.

"The 'bait dog,' the one dog the others had been combating, turned into nonetheless alive but relocating slowly and had blood coming from its head and had bite marks on its lower back," he mentioned.

Animal control took possession of the canine. Two men, identified as Richard Cobb and Darrell Barber, had been arrested on fees of criminal dogfighting. The condition of the injured dog turned into no longer standard Wednesday.

Police are still hunting for the third man who escaped with a different dog.

The Humane Society of the united states offers a $5,000 reward for advice in dogfighting or cockfighting that ends up in an arrest and conviction. officials urge tipsters to call their native police department or animal control company. 

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One sufferer talked about he fought back.