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The Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation began in April 2007 with a search of property in Surry County, Virginia, owned by Michael Vick, who was at the time quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons football team, and the subsequent discovery of evidence of a dog fighting ring.
The winning dog would win from "100's up to 1,000's of dollars," and participants and spectators also would place bets on the fight. [16] The federal papers also state "If an admission fee was charged for a particular event, the proceeds were generally used to supplement the funding of the 'Bad Newz Kennels' kennel operation." [17]
On July 2, agents of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) filed court documents describing a five-year operation of an interstate dog fighting ring which called itself "Bad Newz Kennels" and had been based at Vick's property. No one was named individually in the July 2 court papers.
Last year, federal officials seized roughly 400 dogs from suspected dog-fighting rings, more than in any other year since at least 2007, according to a CNN review of federal civil forfeitures.
Michael Vick speaks to reporters in 2007 after agreeing to a guilty plea on charges from his involvement in a dogfighting ring. (Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images) (Jonathan Ernst via Getty Images)
Nearly 10 years after being rescued from a vicious dogfighting operation, this pit bull is having the time of his life.
National Football League quarterback; pleaded guilty to operating an interstate dog fighting ring known as "Bad Newz Kennels." [39] [40] David Wingfield: Sentenced to ten years in prison, released in 1919. Negro league baseball player; convicted for the shooting death of a fellow soldier in the 10th Cavalry Regiment. [31]
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