“58 arrested in the police raid against the kamphundstävling”
“Bulgarian police have arrested several people and seized nine dogs in a raid on an illegal kamphundsliga. Police discovered several vehicles outside of an abandoned property in the capital city of Sofia. When they entered the premises they found two enclosures for illegal dog fights.”
“the Raid happened just before a race and the police could arrest 58 people. In the cars was found nine pitbullhundar. Since 2011 it is forbidden to arrange dog fights in Bulgaria, and the suspects could face up to five years imprisonment and a fine. It is also illegal to breed and train the dogs used for dog fights.”
“– It is still very difficult to convict someone for these crimes because these groups are extremely closed, said Yavor Gechev, an expert from the slaughtered Four Paws.”
“In February, the british BBC a leader of an international gang which provide competitions with the dogs. The leader of the league, a 37-year-old Bulgarian man, said to the BBC that in recent years Eastern europe has become a centre for illegal kamphundstävlingar.”
