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Pit bulls seized

13 Pit Bulls Seized; Dog Owner Wants Them Back

Posted: 5:55 am EDT October 31, 2008Updated: 6:11 am EDT October 31, 2008

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. -- A Gilmer County man whose dogs were seized during a three-county dogfighting investigation said he wants his dogs back.

Joe Woodall took home video as deputies and the Humane Society raided his property Tuesday as part of an investigation that netted two arrests.

Woodall and his wife's 13 pit bulls were seized, but the couple was never charged.

  • SLIDESHOW: Pit Bulls Seized

    • "They came out there and said, 'We think you're fighting your dogs. We're going to take your dogs because we think you're fighting them.' But they didn't charge us with it," said Tracy Woodall.

    Joe Woodall said he trains his pit bulls for competition, not fighting.

    Investigators said the investigation is still ongoing.

    Meanwhile, Joe Woodall's cousin is in jal on dogfighting charges.

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