The Justice Department announced on Monday that a federal court in Virginia had found a veterinarian guilty of dog fighting and promoting a beast-fighting business.
Carlos Warren, 49, of Rapidan, Virginia, said he will be serving “20 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to promote dogfighting through dogfighting and interstate publications.” Statement from the Department of Justice. A condition of supervised release is not owning or caring for an animal, and waiving or not obtaining a veterinary or animal husbandry license, license, or other authorization.
Warren began pursuing dogfighting in his teens, publishing and distributing nationwide a magazine called The Connector, which featured dogfighting competitions, interviews, and advertisements. statement. (Related: Animal shelter rescues nearly 40 dogs from ‘pretty horrible situations’ in one home)
#eye stain Carlos Warren, a veterinary technician in Rapidan, Virginia, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for facilitating dog fighting and animal fighting. @WDVAnews https://t.co/75KR5UXcuX
— FBI Richmond (@FBIRichmond) July 31, 2023
Warren hosts dogfights on Virginia properties, participates in other dogfights, steals or otherwise obtains veterinary medicine, and uses both that medicine and his training as a veterinarian to “He treated dogs in fights until they lost or refused to fight.” When that happened, Warren executed the dog by brutal means, including electrocution,” his statement said. Warren seized animal combat equipment from his home in March 2022 and plans to confiscate them in the future, the Justice Department said.
Todd Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said, “Defendant’s use of his qualifications and work as a veterinary technician to further these conflicts and promote the savage treatment of dogs is unacceptable. It makes these crimes even more reprehensible,” he said.
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Christopher R. swear justice to innocent animals. ”
