Bill would make it felony to raise dogs for fighting

Kentucky is the only state where it’s legal to promote dog fighting — though the sport itself is a crime.

The law would be strengthened, however, if the General Assembly passes a bill this session to make it a Class D felony to knowingly own, possess, keep, breed, train, sell or transfer a dog for the purpose of the dog or its offspring “being used to fight for pleasure or profit.”

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