Dogs owned by Eagles' Brown seized in suspected fighting case.... [View all]

A pit bull and her seven puppies belonging to Philadelphia Eagles running back Bryce Brown were among the animals seized in a suspected dog fighting operation in Wisconsin, Amy Worden of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

A county judge on Friday ordered the dog Eilis returned to Brown after it was removed May 21 from a pit bull breeding kennel near Eau Claire, according to the Leader Telegram.

The owner of Northland Pits, Joseph A. Sudbrink was arrested and charged with mistreating animals,, running a breeding kennel without a license.

Author ties say a criminal investigation is continuing, the newspaper said.

A humane officer, BeKah Weitz, told the court she saw scarring on the dogs and believed the kennel operators were fighting the dogs.

The kennel's website says it is a breeder of "quality old family red nose pit bulls." It also says that no dogs are "bred, sold or used for any illegal activities."

Weitz said dogs had contracted ringworm and possibly had other skin issues. She said they also were being kept in substandard conditions, specifically in houses without bottoms in damp conditions.

Brown, who did not appear in court Friday, purchased Eilis in 2010 as a pet, according to an affidavit. He sent her to Northland Pits for to be bred in February. After a week, she was returned to Brown in Wichita, Kansas, the paper reported.

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