Dogfighting Ring Broken Up in the Bronx

Police broke up an alleged dogfighting operation in the Tremont section of the Bronx last night, arresting seven men on charges of gambling and animal cruelty. 17 dogs were also removed from the building on 179th St. and they all showed signs of abuse. The bust comes approximately eight months after an investigation by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) alleged that NYC was practically the dogfighting capital of the world.

That report claimed that fight enthusiasts would even travel from other countries to bet thousands of dollars on matches between the "stars" of the underground bloodsport circuit. The HSUS eventually abandoned its effort to investigate New York dogfighting, claiming that it couldn't get enforcement cooperation from the NYPD.

Shortly after Ralph Reyes was named in the HSUS report and in the New York Post, law enforcement did go to investigate his kennel business, but it's suspected that he moved most of his fighting dogs that would incriminate him to a kennel upstate. It's unclear if last night's dogfighting bust included Reyes.

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By Dave Hogarty in News on June 15, 2008 1:30 PM

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sonyactivision

^What? Is Bloomberg running a dogfighting ring?

Shinobi Shaw

My point is that while the 'commoners' are in-fighting their race wars and their petty crap, the Elite are laughing all the way to the bank (literally!).

You're falling for it like most others are falling it, instead of aiming at those who have no power, aim at those who truly have it.

Shinobi Shaw

#8 more heinous crimes has been committed throughout history (my goodness, just look at the last century alone) by the Anglo-Saxon establishment then possibly any other.

Today most of the Elite Superclass (who are mostly Anglo-Saxon) have a lot of blood on their hands... but of course that does not count since they *are* the Elite.

And if you think that by 'Elite Superclass' I am talking about Joe Millionaire who owns a couple of condos here in there , guess again.

I am talking about the Globalists who travel in their private Gulfstream G650 with a net worth of at least a few billion.

THEY have blood in their hands, do you think they got to the top with integrity and Ethics? They got to it with their ever so lovely Psychopathy.

You're the fool if you defend them because you think you're 'one of them.'

annieuro

I like how they make these major busts but we still have more people on people crimes.

Point made. Zap.

babyhitler

#7 - too bad that serial killers make up .000000000000001% of all crimes committed in the united states cause then you'd have a vaild argument

Shinobi Shaw

BH your sarcasm only reveals your ignorance, I take it you don't know the high statistics of serial killers being white?

And let's not forget that pillar of civilization that plenty a white folk has converge in the TRAILER PARK.

Take your generalizations elsewhere, you ninny.

Kojak

Dog fighting as well as any other blood sport involving animals has a long recorded history with many different cultures. Stop generalizing and look into its roots.

Cockfighting, Bullfighting, dogfighting, even Hunting is in the same category.

It doesn't make it right, but its naive to believe only Hispanic and black people are into it.

babyhitler

"100 bucks says that the dogfighting ring is either owned by white people or asians."

Why does it matter?

#3- it matters cause I'm sick of all these dirty whites and asians committing crimes in this great city of ours. Everywhere you turn it's always Whites and Asian lowlifes doing despicable acts. I was watching a CSI, and Law & order marathon and it was like 99% White perps killing. they need to be stopped.