NM Man Charged with Dogfighting in New Jersey

AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN CHARGED IN A MULTI-STATE DOG FIGHTING CASE HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT IN NEW JERSEY. ROBERT ARELLANO IS ONE OF FOUR PEOPLE WHO WERE CONVICTED ON TUESDAY FOR VIOLATING THE ANIMAL FIGHTING PROHIBITIONS OF THE FEDERAL ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS ARELLANO SOLD AND SHIPPED TWO FIGHTING DOGS TO TWO CO-DEFENDANTS…AND ONE OF THE DOGS WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A SUBSEQUENT FIGHT.

IN ALL, NINE PEOPLE WERE CHARGED IN THE CASE.

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