Editor’s Note: This story describes the mistreatment of dogs that readers may find upsetting.
A Georgia man was sentenced to 475 years in prison for facilitating dogfights, an eye-popping punishment that prosecutors hope will draw attention to a practice they say is still widespread.
A jury found Vincent Lemark Burrell, 57, guilty of 93 counts of dogfighting and 10 counts of cruelty to animals after a four-day trial last week, the Paulding District Attorney’s Office said in a release.
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