Police continue to crack down on dog-fighting rings that thrive in some Wayne County communities.
The Detroit News. This stray pit bull, at the Michigan Humane Society in Detroit, is suspected of being used in fights. Jan Ramos, an evaluator at the Michigan Humane Society in Detroit, prepares a lethal injection for an unwanted pit bull. Others in Canton Township have been charged with running an illegal dog-fighting operation that landed several men in jail this year. Considered by police in the 1980s to have lost its attraction, authorities say dog fighting has increased in recent years.