Vinol Wilson, 52, was one target of a federal dog fighting investigation, accused of hosting an event last year. Nearly 50 ...

The Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association is urging members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to support three ...

Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural South Carolina, a team of federal agents wearing tactical gear quietly assembled for a mission that was part raid, part ...

Editor’s note: This story describes dog fighting and its aftermath. Some may find details disturbing. MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Authorities last week dismantled a multi-county dog fighting ring in ...

Animal welfare groups are asking North Carolina prosecutors to file felony cruelty charges after hundreds of fighting roosters were reportedly abandoned without food or water in Wilkes County. The ...

The federal government, in the last few years, has increased coverage of and penalties for animal fighting activities under the Animal Welfare Act, but it is still lacking in one area: the spectator.

WAKE COUNTY (WTVD) -- A Wendell man is facing felony dog fighting and animal cruelty charges after authorities were initially called to his home to investigate an unusual odor. Officers with the ...