A young boxer-mix that was once used in illegal dog fighting has completed two months of rehabilitation and recovery and is ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Sangamon County Animal Control is now looking for homes for several dogs that were rescued in connection with an alleged case of dog fighting. WCIA reported in January that ...

Editor’s note: The following story may be disturbing to some viewers. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A man was arrested in Springfield after police found over a dozen living dogs — many with scars and ...

A man is facing numerous charges tied to allegations of dog fighting and cruelty to animals following a state investigation ...

A dog seized in a raid into a suspected dog fighting operation by the State Law Enforcement Division during the week of June 9, 2025, in Richland County. Courtesy of State Law Enforcement Division ...

“The practice is illegal in all 50 states, but dog fighting persists underground, and bait dogs remain at high risk," said the Helen Woodward Animal Center Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at ...

‘They have lived together carefree without a problem for the past two years.’ A woman from Alabama recently noticed her dogs fighting, even though they never used to. She could hardly believe her dog ...