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Georgia man who trained fighting dogs on treadmills sentenced to federal prison
Summary by The Atlanta Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Sabrina Castro , as published by WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· August 10, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The 35-year-old man, who has a history of drug dealing, received a two-year sentence.
A Griffin man has been sentenced to federal prison for promoting dogfighting. The 35-year-old man, who has a history of drug dealing, received a two-year sentence. He bred dogs for fighting, using methods such as treadmills to condition them from birth.
The man's treatment of dogs was inhumane, with animals kept on heavy chains or in overcrowded crates surrounded by waste. Evidence of dogfighting was found on his social media and cloud storage accounts, including videos of injured and dead dogs. Further details of the case are available from local news sources, including evidence of the man's activities and the conditions in which the dogs were kept.
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Category: safety ·
Published: August 10, 2026 ·
Source: WSB-TV (ABC) - News ·
Reading time: 1 min
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