I hope that [expletive deleted] rots in jail until he dies there.
What is really sad is that any of the dogs that were found there, most likley will be put down.
They should have their pockets stuffed with steaks and then be locked in a room full of hungry pit bulls.
Who Let The Dogs Out?
I hope they make the charges stick.
I think he should be left in a cage with a few of his dogs and see whats left after a few days.
Godfather Ping
Glad he was busted ... hang him high.
But what was the Dept of Homeland Security involved for? Was the aerial surveillance considered "training"?
"I guess what bothers me the most is that they're on a 3 foot chains. Big, heavy chains. They spend their life under a chicken coop on a chain. That is not a life......that's horrible."
Agreed. What's not mentioned here is the Humane Society's being infiltrated by PETA....
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The animals - most found in healthy condition - will probably be euthanized, said Laura Maloney, director of the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The New Orleans-based nonprofit was helping in the dog removal.
Maloney said the dogs could be too dangerous to place in homes.
"These dogs are bred specifically for aggression," she said.
The dogs were on heavy chains in a large fenced lot next to Broussard's home.
Maloney said investigators also found dog fighting "paraphernalia" in the home, including dogfighting magazines, videos of fights and treadmills she said were used in training to help build strength in the animals.
Floyd Broussard lived in a wood-frame house on the property; his son lived in a trailer behind the house, according to police. The family has lived on the property for more than 25 years, neighbors said.
Williams said the father and son are accused of breeding, raising, training and selling dogs for the purpose of dog fighting, which is illegal in all 50 states.
Shane Vincent, who was raised next door and whose parents still live there, said he used to go to "dog pulls" with Guy Boudreaux -contests of dog strength - and knew that Floyd Boudreaux was "famous" for one of the pit bull bloodlines he developed.
But Vincent was surprised to hear about the arrests.
"I never knew him to fight any dogs," Vincent said.
Byron Girouard lives on Rue D'Or, down the street from the Boudreaux home.
"I've known them since I was 5 years old, and I've never heard them talk about fighting dogs," he said. "... Their daughter is my best friend. It's crazy. I heard they had the FBI in there."
Girouard said that the Boudreaux family is well-known in the area and "treated me like a son. If I needed help with anything, they're the ones I know would help."
A search on the Internet turns up several references to Floyd Boudreaux and his pit bulls, including references to him on the Web site for the American Dog Breeders Association.
According to information from the Humane Society, he is known for the "Eli" bloodline of dogs, considered a top choice for dog fighters.
The lineage dates back more than 50 years and Boudreaux's dogs sometimes fetch more than $10,000, according to the Humane Society.
"This man's dogs are sold internationally," Goodwin said.
An Internet Web site that lists contact information for Floyd and Guy Boudreaux offers "Eli" dogs and states that "owning a Boudreaux dog is like owning a piece of history."
The Web site includes a disclaimer that, "No dogs intended or sold for any illegal purposes."
Floyd and Guy Boudreaux each face 64 counts of animal cruelty, 64 counts of dog fighting and one count of possession of steroids.
Williams said Floyd Boudreaux also faces a firearms charge for a sawed-off shotgun allegedly found in his home.
The father and son could face up to 10 years per count on the dog fighting and cruelty charges.
They were being held in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on $101,500 bond each.
As horrid as this sport sounds to some, a dog trained to be dog aggressive is rarely human aggressive.
I cant stand the breed personally - but it looks like theyre in a veal pen - big deal - Id also like to know what Homeland Sec has to do with dog fighting - or is it just the fact the laws - particularly privacy laws are for the most part waived for them
"Goose is dead, I almost got kicked out of Miramar, Iceman just keeps coming at me, plus I'm bangin' the intelligence officer. It ain't easy being Maverick!"
Oh, "that" kind of dogfighting....nevermind.
Never been too fond of dogfighting even though I have never been to one, I've heard enough about them.
I have enjoyed bull and cockfighting.....not against each other.
I am not in favor of killing humans for being cruel to animals though. I guess I'm hard.
These two "people" deserve to be executed. Those poor dogs. What an abomination.
I don't condone pit fighting but these dogs love to fight. They'd rather fight than do anything else. I'd let my own go at it until they got out of control and then they'd cry like babies when I broke them up. Btw, anyone that puts a dog that isn't game against a dog that is game is sick and should be dealt with accordingly.