Highlands attorney in fighting ring case: Release the dogs

HIGHLANDS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

The attorney for a defendant accused of taking part in a dogfighting ring filed a motion seeking release of his client's dogsSo the attorney for the defendent in this case wants the county to release all the dogs back to the defendant charged with fighting or baiting animals and animal cruelty. The lawyer's arguement is the dogs were seized from the defendant's personal property, not where the supposed dog fighting was going on. He had 29 dogs. They were all his beloved pets, according to the lawyer. 29 dogs? Just saying...

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