Bronx District Attorney, NYPD Say They're Investigating Alleged Dogfighting Ring
Locals and animal advocates say authorities have known about the operation, which reportedly uses abducted cats as bait, for years.
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It’s Friday, May 3, 2024.
This week, Bronx County District Attorney Darcel Clark announced that her office is investigating a dogfighting ring that reportedly abducts cats off the streets near Gun Hill Houses to use as bait.
Clark’s office told News 12 investigators “are working with NYPD's Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad to determine where a viral video of a “pit bull” attacking a cat was taken and who created it.”
“NYPD tweeted it is aware of the viral video and told News 12 in a statement that there is an ongoing investigation,” News 12 reported.
Also this week, NYPD officers shot and killed a d…
