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Arrests of about 30 people in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Texas and Oklahoma resulted in 350 dogs being seized in the largest simultaneous raid of dogfighting operations in the U.S.

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Dogfighting is a felony in 50 states.

The seized dogs will be evaluated by behaviorial experts and hopefully many can be rehomed, as they were in the Michael Vick case.

“The Vick case taught us to see dogs in these cases as victims,” said Donna Reynolds, with the Oakland, Calif.-based pit bull rescue and education group Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pit bulls, or BAD RAP.

“Animal welfare organizations will have to come together to ensure animals are comfortable in their confinement and they have the best opportunity to be evaluated, and if possible, offered rescue resources,” Reynolds said.

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