Ed Faron Explained
Birth Name: | Edward Anthony Faron[1] |
Birth Date: | 1947 11, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Ohio, United States |
Criminal Charge: | Dog fighting |
Criminal Penalty: | 6 months |
Occupation: | Dog breeder |
Edward Anthony Faron (born November 9, 1947) is an American author and a breeder of pit bulls for dog fighting.[2] He is generally regarded in the United States as the Godfather of dog fighting.[3] [4] [5]
Ed Faron was born in Ohio and trained dogs after returning from serving in the Vietnam War in 1970.[6] He started breeding pit bull dogs in 1987. In 1995 he co-authored the book The Complete Gamedog: A Guide to Breeding and Raising the American Pit Bull Terrier. In 1996 Ed Faron moved to Millers Creek, North Carolina to create Wildside Kennels.[6]
In 2008 Ed Faron was indicted for a running a dog fighting operation called Wildside Kennels, which was based in Wilkes County, North Carolina.[7] In 2009, he pleaded guilty to dog fighting and received a 10-month prison sentence plus probation time.[8] [9] [10] Faron had previously been convicted for dog fighting in 1989.[6]
127 pit bulls were seized in the 2008 raid, to be euthanized.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Kennel where pit bulls seized called a major breeding center. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221202430/http://www2.journalnow.com:80/content/2008/dec/12/kennel-where-pit-bulls-seized-called-a-major-breed/news-regional-wilkes/. dead. 21 February 2009. 21 February 2009. 20 May 2019.
- Web site: Dogfighting Fact Sheet : The Humane Society of the United States . 2018-09-10 . 2017-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170201073320/http://www.lb7.uscourts.gov/documents/09-3010125.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Dog-fighting 'godfather' given prison . Monte . Mitchell . Winston-Salem Journal. 13 February 2009 .
- Web site: Becoming in Kind, Race, Class, Gender, and Nation in Cultures of Dog Rescue and Dogfighting. Sas.upenn.edu .
- Web site: No Curs Allowed: Exploring the Subculture of Dogmen. Libres.uncg.edu .
- Web site: Wilkes Journal Patriot - Welcome. https://web.archive.org/web/20100329023813/http://www.journalpatriot.com:80/fullstory.asp?id=944. dead. 29 March 2010. 29 March 2010. 20 May 2019.
- Web site: ASPCA's Mobile Animal CSI Unit Celebrates 1st Anniversary in Action. ASPCA. 10 September 2018.
- News: Wilkes man pleads guilty to dog fighting. Monte. Mitchell. Winston-Salem Journal. 20 May 2019.
- Web site: Man sentenced in dogfighting case. Rachel Beck. Gazettetimes.com. 28 May 2010 . 10 September 2018.
- Web site: NC Law Enforcement Agencies Praised for Bringing 'Dogfighting Godfather' to Justice : The Humane Society of the United States . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131610/http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2009/02/nc_law_enforcement_brings_dogfighter_to_justice_021309.html . September 10, 2018 . Humanesociety.org.
- Web site: Fighting dogs get death sentence. UPI. 10 September 2018.