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Vick To Talk To Connecticut Students About Dogfighting
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who was convicted in 2007 of conspiracy and running a dogfighting ring, will talk to Connecticut students about the horrors of...
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Abused Puppy Visits Upper West Side School
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Some Manhattan schoolchildren who helped rescue an abuse dog have gotten a chance to meet Misty. Misty, a pit bull puppy estimated to be about six months old, got to visit...
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Long Island Man Arrested On Dogfighting Charges
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A Long Island man is facing up to a year in prison after he was arrested on dogfighting charges. Hector Hernandez, 26, was arrested Thursday after investigators found...
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Animal Advocates Not Happy About Jets’ Choice To Sign Michael Vick
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Some Jets fans who are also dog lovers and animal advocates were not happy to hear the news that quarterback Michael Vick has been signed to the team. As 1010 WINS’ Gary...
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Dog Used As Bait, Tied To Pole And Left For Dead In Paterson, N.J.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) –– Police in Paterson, New Jersey are looking for whoever used a dog as bait, tied it to a pole and left it for dead. This dog was found on March 19 at around 8 p.m. near 450 east...
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Pit Bulls Rescued From Dogfighting Ring Stolen From Paterson Animal Shelter
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Two pit bulls that were saved from a dogfighting ring were stolen from the Paterson, N.J. city animal shelter overnight. Thieves cut holes in the shelter’s fence and in the...
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L.I. Officials: 15 Gang Members Arrested In Heroin, Dogfighting Ring
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) –– A Nassau County drug selling and dogfighting ring has been busted, according to authorities. Fifteen gang members and their associates were arrested Thursday in connection with...
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L.I. Lawmakers Call On Public To Report Animal Abuse After Dogfighting Ring Bust
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A call has mounted on Long Island for the public to report animal abuse, after nearly a dozen dogs were rescued from alleged drug dealers who were believed to be training...
View ArticleAuthorities Seize 29 Dogs, Charge 4 Men In NY Dogfighting Ring
NEW YORK (AP) — An Upper Manhattan building superintendent, a veterinary worker and two other men have been charged with running a dogfighting ring after authorities said an identity theft...
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10 Arrested, 89 Dogs Rescued After Authorities Break Up Interstate...
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – There was a major takedown Monday of an interstate dogfighting ring that operated on Long Island, in New York City, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ten people are under...
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