UPDATE: Quad City Dog Fighting Ring Bust
Police in Illinois have released new information on the dog fighting ring bust that took place yesterday in the Quad City area.
Police in Illinois have released new information on the dog fighting ring bust that took place yesterday in the Quad City area.
“The immediate benefit is it will be in front of law enforcement every month when they have to do their crime reports. That’s something we have never seen,” said John Thompson.
Animal abuse has previously been considered a lesser crime, but now it will be a Group A felony with its own category, the same way homicide and arson are listed.