Georgia man, Vincent Lemark Burrell, busted for running dogfighting ring with over 100 dogs

More than 100 dogs were rescued this week after a Georgia man was arrested for running a dogfighting ring operating out of his home.

Detectives on Tuesday raided the Paulding County, Georgia, home of Vincent Lemark Burrell, 55.

Burrell had been “breeding, training, and facilitating over one hundred Pitbulls in conjunction with dog fighting,” the local sheriff’s office said in a statement. He was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals and dog fighting.

Investigators who busted the operation found a disturbing scene of 106 dogs, mostly Pitbulls, living in conditions that authorities described as “not fit for humans, much less dogs.”

“Some of the dogs were emaciated, while others were strong and extremely aggressive toward other dogs,” the sheriff’s office said. “The sad part is that the vast majority of these animals just craved the love and attention of the deputies and detectives that were on the scene.”