Dog fighting arrests made in Mableton

<p>MABLETON - Two people were arrested and more than a dozen dogs and puppies were confiscated after Cobb County police raided a suspected dogfighting operation.</p><p>Acting on an anonymous tip Wednesday, they raided a Mableton home and found a blood-soaked dog fighting pit in the garage. Nearby they found dogs who showed scarring "consistent with dogs that have been fought and disfigured," according to the arrest warrants. The animals appeared to be underweight and malnourished.</p><p>Leon Cecil Conley of Lithonia was charged with multiple charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and dog fighting, both felonies; and Joni Duran of Mableton was charged with multiple counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals, according to the Cobb County Sheriff's Office. Both are being held without bond.</p><p>Police found the skull of a dog at the scene, along with other bones scattered in the yard. They also found hypodermic needles and "injectable veterinary solutions," such as antibiotics, and equipment used to train fighting dogs.</p><p>Eleven full-grown dogs and four puppies were taken to the Cobb County Animal Shelter.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cda5cc)</p>

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