Dog Fighting Ring

My most sincere congratulations to the Federal, Michigan State and local police who arrested 26 criminals during the service of a search warrant at a home in Monroe County, MI, which is near Ida, MI. A large dog fighting ring was destroyed in the process. You can read about the particulars in the Toledo Blade:

Large dogfighting ring raided in Monroe Co.

Police raid dogfighting ring

The Detroit Free Press also carried the story:

Monroe County dogfighting scene: Blood everywhere, dozens arrested

Police arrest 26 in Monroe County dogfighting raid

I despise dog fighting, and the people who participate in it and support it represent the very worst of the dregs of society. What none of the stories mention is that there are dog fighting supporters who are still at large; manufacturers of dog fighting equipment, publishers of underground magazines, other kennels that breed and train fighting dogs and the veterinarians who treat the dogs and provide drugs.

My only disappointment with this action is reported here, from the Detroit Free Press:

Eighteen people were taken into custody at the house. Police dogs tracked eight more in the woods, barns, and walking away from the area, Sgt. Jeff Kemp said. Some of them were arrested two to three miles away, he said, and took more than three hours to find them.

Which should have read:

Eighteen people were taken into custody at the house, nine of which are now in the intensive care unit at Mercy Memorial Hospital due to injuries received when they resisted arrest. Police dogs tracked down and savaged eight more in the woods, barns, and walking away from the area, Sgt. Jeff Kemp said. Some of them were arrested and summarily shot two to three miles away, he said, and took more than three hours to find them.

Someone remind me again just why we can't give these low life sons of bitches a fair trial and a fine hanging - or firing squad, as I recommended some time ago.