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Dog used for fighting at Youngstown house stolen, rejoins owner
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There is a happy ending for three dogs authorities said were used in dogfighting and found in an abandoned South Side home this week, but the search for two other missing dogs continues.
Dave Nelson, deputy Mahoning County dog warden, and Youngstown police were alerted to a vacant and abandoned West Myrtle Avenue home earlier this week when a resident called police about a large cane corso dog on the roof of the house. Police discovered at least four other dogs in various parts of the vacant home.
Nelson said barriers inside the house were situated in a way that suggested dogfighting had been taking place inside. The dogs left inside the house were starving and left to fend for themselves.
Nelson said the owner of the cane corso called his office Friday to claim the dog. The man said the dog, in which he had invested more than $2,000, had been stolen from his home.
Nelson said the owner filed the necessary paperwork and took the dog home. He said the dog clearly was happy to see his owner.
Nelson has received similar calls for the beagle and American bulldog taken from the house. He said the claims seem to be legitimate, and he expects those animals to be claimed in the near future once the people show proper proof of ownership.
Nelson said dog theft is more prevalent in the area than most people realize.
“You always want to watch your dogs,” Nelson said. “You have hoarders who take dogs because of a mental illness. You have dogfighters who taken them as bait dogs and those who take them for ransom or to breed them. We are happy that someone came in and claimed these dogs. That is a happy ending.”
The end is uncertain still for two other dogs left in the house after they were discovered because the dwelling was too unsteady to safely retrieve them.
Nelson said officials returned Thursday to retrieve them, but the animals, along with all the food and water dishes left for them, were gone.
Officials will continue searching for those two dogs today.
“We think these guys may have taken the dogs and dumped them somewhere else because they knew we were serving search warrants in that area, but we will still be going out looking,” Nelson said.
Comments
Drone, you are an idiot. To give dog fighting a pass because of warfare or boxing/martial arts is beyond comprehension. These dogs (who look to us for friendship & approval) are brutally tortured & slowly killed by punk lowlifes for "fun" and "sport" and scum like you wants to say it's okay because of other bad things in life? Have you ever seen a bait dog with its mouth duct taped closed after it's been ravaged by pitbulls? It's sickening. Tell me, do you breath with your mouth open? Count using your fingers? Get laughed at by friends/neighbors? You are a dumbass.
LMAOO!!!! Wow db wy don't you say what you really think ?
I couldn't agree with you more !!
Well said my friend.
One cruel action certainly doesn't excuse another or make it alright.
You'll have to pardon Drone he's always making stupid comments followed by his usual "lol"
He's just another low life bottom feeder cowering behind the monitor.
A greasy pot gut slob getting off on other peoples tragedy,sorrows and hardships.
You can always find his brilliant rants in the Trib cutting other folks down and "loling" anytime something terrible happens to them.
Those potato chip greasy fat fingers are mighty busy at the keyboard tapping out words he would never dare say to his victims' faces.
He and his Govt.cheese eating buddy "Teach" are either the same sorry parasite or locked tight ass pirates.
I've read his stupid,hatefilled comments for a long time but always let them pass knowing he's just another ignorant pos uneducated ,cowardly and cruel and not worth the bother or time
But since he apparently believes it's alright to harm and torture innocent,loving and loyal animals I like yourself had to say something.
I'm guessing he bet his welfare check on a few dog fights and won so he probably wants to keep his hot streak going.
You did a most excellent job of making your point and putting the idiot in his proper place (the sewer) he'll eat well today !!
You have my thanks.
This is wonderful news !!
I'm glad those innocent dogs were able to reunite with their owners who love them.
I hope any injury or trama these poor creatures have suffered will quickly pass and they make a full and complete recovery.
It's my sincere hope that Mr.Nelson and the YPD locate those responsible for this barbaric cruelty.
These subhumans deserve punishment to the fullest extent of the law !
Well said db!! Yeh, drone you are an idiot. Those boxers chose to beat the crap out of each other. What choice do the dogs have?! Dogs love and trust their owners and disgusting, perverts destroy that love and trust. They all belong to have their mouths duct taped and hands hand-cuffed and thrown in with some big Bubba's in the jail yard!!
I hope that the scum responsible for this tragic crime is apprehended and receives substantial jail time.
Of course, this is wishful thinking at best.
This is sad, tragic, and beyond my comprehension, how anyone can do this to innocent animals.
Sick, crazy bastards, down to their core.
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