Sunday morning raid busts dog fighting ring; 23 arrested

Union Parish Sheriff Bob Buckley announced Monday that the Union Parish Sheriff's Office, along with Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries enforcement agents, raided a suspected dog fighting pit located at 430 Nate Hodge Road near Downsville. An undercover operation began Sunday morning where a deputy went to a residence on Nate Hodge Road and discovered the dog fighting ongoing. The deputy called in other deputies who surrounded the area. They discovered a number of people, pit bull dogs, a bloody dog fighting pit and a dead pit bull dog. Read more

[Anonymous]

There were no dogs fighting. All dogs were on a chain in the front the plainclothed officer walked to the back where the men were standing around talking and celebrating a friends birthday. The offficer alked to the men for seveal minutes before other officers arrived. Why is it if a fight was in progress the dogs weren't put down right then? In all other cases where a fight was actuallly going on this is what happened. Those dogs were taken and euthanized the same day with no evidence of a fight and no convictions as yet.

[estefana]

you probably know the people who were arrested that is why you are defending them. dog fights are wrong and hateful. why don't you put the owners in a cage and let them fight instead to show them how it feels. let me guess you defend michael vick too. dog fights should be illegal and it is good that people are being punished for it, there is no sence in being cruel to animals like that.

[RTH]

So, dogs in the front yard, on chains, and all pitbulls . . . sounds like some fighting was going on there for sure. I've seen evidence like that in person and its heart-wrenching to see animals suffering at the hands of their selfish, ignorant, hateful abusers.

[Anonymous]

It seems a strange coincidence that 2 bloody dog remains could be seen at the trash dump site near the landfill Sunday afternoon. One a pitbull dead and the other a small dog also dead.