Arkansas shelter: Dogs injured again after second break-in over two weeks

HELENA-WEST HELENA — An eastern Arkansas animal shelter says people have broken in to use dogs there for dog fighting for the second time in two weeks, leaving five animals injured.

In a Facebook post, the Humane Society of the Delta said a worker discovered the injured dogs Sunday morning at the shelter in Helena-West Helena.

The shelter previously had said its kennels had been broken into earlier this month for dog fighting. Four dogs had been injured, one seriously. The shelter says it wasn't clear whether those breaking in were taking their own dogs and using the shelter dogs for practice or were just having the shelter dogs fight each other. It said pit bulls in particular were targeted.

The shelter said it's beefing up security and that some employees have been sleeping there at night.

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