Press Release

7 Arrested at Dog fighting Contest: Gun, Dog seized

NEW ORLEANS (4/19/07) – Early this morning, six men and one woman were arrested and each charged with one count of felony dogfighting.

A makeshift dogfighting pit made out of plywood was found in the garage of abandoned house in the 1400 block of Mandolin Street, a home in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans.

Officers found one bleeding dog kenneled in the cargo section of a Chevrolet Tahoe vehicle owned by 30-year old, Eddie Moore, III, from New Orleans. The second dog used in the fight could not be found and may have escaped with a fleeing perpetrator.

At approximately 1:45 am, the American Pit bull Terrier dog was taken by the LA/SPCA to the Metairie Small Animal Hospital for treatment and care. The dog’s injuries include many puncture wounds and a deep slash through the mouth and up toward the eye socket. It’s predicted that the injury was caused by a breakstick (see photo below), which is a tool used to separate or “part” a dog’s jaws that are locked onto another dog. The breakstick in this case was simply a jagged board, which may have contributed to the dog’s mouth injuries.

Also found in the car was a concealed 45 Glock, a loaded “magazine” and another loaded magazine sitting in the console. The bullets were hollow-point.

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