Not Born to Fight
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FROM League Against Cruel Sports
October 2019

Working with SSPCA, League Against Cruel Sports provided analytical support that ensured Patterson was convicted. Our investigation has also confirmed further possible individuals.

Justice achieved

Our two-year investigation, which uncovered an international network of dog fighters, has resulted in UK dog fighter Liam Patterson, being banned from keeping dogs for fifteen years, as well as being subject to a community payback order.

This means that Patterson will be remaining under supervision for two years, placed under a home curfew and will be fulfilling 300 hours of unpaid work.

How it unfolded

Our investigation led us to an Eastern European network of cruelty who bred, transported and helped organise dog fights here in the UK. Sharing our findings with the BBC, the network was exposed on the BBC TV News and BBC Radio 4 PM programme.

Upon further investigation, we discovered that Patterson, who lives in Dumfries Scotland, was connected to this group. Using social media, image analysis techniques and specialist contractors, our intelligence captured key indicators. These indicators included weighted collars, training equipment, such as a treadmill and jaw strengthening apparatus, as well as online profiles that outlined his dogs’ fighting bloodlines.

Presenting our intelligence to Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA), together we achieved a search warrant for Patterson’s home address. Working with SSPCA, we provided analytical support that ensured Patterson was convicted. Our investigation has also confirmed further possible individuals.

Receiving no government funding, it is only as a result of generous people like you that we are able investigate dog fighters like Patterson. On behalf of man’s best friend and ours, thank you.

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