Briar Theelsmom, 60, died on September 11, 2014 in King County, Washington, after a long struggle with cancer. Said Humane Society of the U.S. senior law enforcement specialist Eric L. Sakach, “Briar was one of a handful of courageous undercover investigators who worked with HSUS beginning in the late 1970s and beyond to successfully infiltrate clandestine, organized dogfighting rings involving some of the biggest players in that illegal bloodsport.” The ANIMALS 24-7 archives indicate that Theelsmom and Sakach were involved in undercover investigations beginning in 1977 which over the next 19 years brought the arrests of more than 500 dogfighting and cockfighting suspects. Read more: wp.me/p4pKmM-Ig
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 21:41:49 +0000
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