Seven men convicted of involvement in the largest organised dog fight uncovered since 1990 were facing jail amid fears the blood sport is growing in popularity.
The RSPCA said the discovery of a total of 26 men at the contest at a kitchen showroom in February last year was further evidence of an apparent revival in dog fighting.
A three-week trial at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court was told that those caught at the fight in the Alum Rock area of the city were herded onto a double-decker bus to be taken away for questioning.
Some of the men later claimed to be attending a Blues party, while one asserted that the fighting pit occupied by two pit bull terriers was in fact a dancefloor.
Speaking after ten men were convicted of various offences in relation to the “sadistic” event, a member of the RSPCA’s Special Operations Unit described it as one of the most gruelling and highly-attended… Read the full story