Video Player is loading.
24
views •
April 13, 2018
Guilty Pleas Given After Exposure of Long Island Dog Fighting Ring-New
Henry Yan
0 Followed
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
announced guilty pleas from 3 suspects involved
in dogfighting.
Defendants:
Richard Davis, 34
Taikeem Wheeler, 27
Martin Newkirk, 49
The 3 Long Island residents
were arrested last fall.
They are accused of breeding and grooming
American Pit Bulls for dog fighting.
At the time of arrest, police seized
36 dogs, over half of which were puppies.
Most of the dogs rescued had bite wounds,
that appeared to be from dog fights.
None appeared to have been treated
by a veterinarian before being rescued.
They also seized numerous
dogfighting training materials.
Many of the pit bulls rescued were
of the RedBoy, Jeep, and Beast bloodlines.
These bloodlines are well known to be favored
by dogfighters because of their aggressiveness.
Most of the dogs have been placed into
new homes by the ASPCA.
“Dog fighting is a barbaric, despicable, and illegal form of animal abuse
That both tortures animals and endangers public safety.”
–State Attorney General Schneiderman
He said the judge will hand them
a sentence in June.
Schneiderman urged all New Yorkers
to report such animal cruelty to his office.
NTDTV Henry Yan New York News
Show All
Comment 0