NC: 80 dogs rescued from alleged dogfighting ring in Pasquotank County

80 dogs rescued from alleged dogfighting ring in Pasquotank County

Posted on: 12:11 pm, February 14, 2013, by Holly Henry, updated on: 12:19am, February 16, 2013

Pasquotank Co., NC – 80 dogs have been rescued from an alleged dog fighting ring in Pasquotank County following the arrest of two men on drug charges.

35-year-old Desmond White and 37-year-old Maurice Baum were arrested on federal drug charges on February 5th after a two-year investigation by local and federal agencies.

During the arrests investigators found significant evidence linking the two to a large dogfighting operations in North Carolina.

The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office, the Elizabeth City Police Department, the Camden and Perquimans Sheriff’s Office and the SPCA of Northeastern North Carolina worked together to break up the ring.

Investigators rescued 45 dogs from three locations in Elizabeth City and another in Camden on February 5th, and an additional 35 dogs were rescued from locations in Perquimans and Pasquotank counties on February 12th and 13th.

Investigators also found items used to train dogs to fight, along with medical supplies used to treat and enhance a dog for fighting.

The Humane Society of the United States provided hands-on assistance to the Pasquotank Sheriff’s Office on two of the raids and will financially support the housing and care of the dogs for the next 30 days while the courts determine the custody of the dogs.






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