Conway, South Carolina – An investigation into possible dog fighting in Horry County led to the arrest of two people and the seizure of 33 dogs on April 15. According to sources, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Prentice Shiobhan Jackson, 47, with 33 counts of ill treatment of animals, 16 counts of animal fighting or baiting and criminal conspiracy. Rontisha Elena Huggins-Jackson, 48, was also arrested and is charged with criminal conspiracy.
SLED officials found 33 dogs on the property. Many of the dogs were underweight and/or injured or recovering from injuries. A veterinarian on site said that the dogs were kept in “conditions consistent with dogfighting operations and showed scarring consistent with dogfighting injuries,” reports WRHI News.
Officials found dogs living on heavy logging chains, tethered to trees and plastic shelters, or in dirty pens with no access to clean food or water.
Both men were booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County; the case will be prosecuted by the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
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