Dog fighting rescue

By EMILY RASINSKI/The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

July 12, 2009 | 7:14 a.m. CDT

Dogs are taken from a St. Louis location by Humane Society officials Wednesday. About 300 dogs were seized in raids of dog fighting operations in Missouri and Illinois, about 350 dogs, mostly American Pit Bulls, were seized during raids in five states Wednesday.

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