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Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing
A Maryland man who used to serve as a Department of Defense deputy chief admitted to his role in a violent dogfighting ring that involved him electrocuting animals who lost, federal authorities announced. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 63, pleaded guilty to federal charges that include conspiracy to engage in animal fighting, specifically the fighting of dogs, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. According to the guilty plea, federal agents began investigating Moorefield’s connections to dogfighting after officers from Anne Arundel County Animal Control responded to a rep…
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Woman Who Euthanized Dog Shocked To Discover He's Still Alive — And She Isn't Getting Him Back
A former Maryland resident who made the difficult decision to put her puppy down due to unrelenting health conditions has learned that he is healthy and still alive — and she won't be getting him back. Kristie Pereira, 32, who recently moved to San Antonio, TX from of Laurel, MD, adopted Amos Hart from Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation in Falls Church, VA in December 2022. She renamed him Beau, and Pereira says the two were "happy as can be." That is, up until February 2023, when Pereira noticed Beau was exhibiting strange behavior. "He'd be pacing around and at times I'd lo…