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Minnesota law enforcement has recovered 15 pit bulls, dog fighting manuals, guns, drugs and paraphernalia after executing 10 search warrants at addresses connected to a suspected dog fighter.
On Wednesday, officers from Minneapolis Animal Care & Control, the Minneapolis Police Department and other law enforcement agencies executed the search warrants at nine addresses in Minneapolis and one in New Hope. No officers or dogs were injured during the operation.
One of the rescued dogs, who authorities say was the leader of the pack, was at the press conference Wednesday afternoon. Part of his ear was bitten off and his eye was injured.
Investigators say the dogs – five of them puppies – were recovered from eight Minneapolis homes, where conditions were tough.
“They’re in a kennel. They’re chained up. Most of them are on a dirt surface. Some had feces in the kennel area. Most of them did not have water. I did not locate food in most of the kennels,” said Sgt. Lindsay Herron of the Minneapolis Animal Care & Control.
The dogs are currently being cared for by Minneapolis Animal Care & Control.
The suspected dog fighter was arrested and is now in custody at the Hennepin County Jail awaiting charges.