A group of pit bulls will get a fighting chance after cops
rescued them from a Harlem owner who was conditioning them to do bloody battle,
police said Sunday.
A series of 311 calls reporting the dog-fighting den on W.
112 St. at Manhattan Ave. led investigators to 11 malnourished pooches kept in
“terrible conditions” in a cramped basement, cops said.
Authorities executed a search warrant Thursday and also
discovered equipment often used in the brutal dog fights, police said.
“I was very happy to get them out,” said Sgt. Maria Sexton,
an animal-cruelty liaison officer. “There were tails wagging all over the
place.”
Brandon Baez, 41, was nabbed during the sting and hit with
a slew of charges including 11 counts of animal cruelty and weapons possession.
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