SEABROOK, S.C. (WSAV) — Authorities rescued several dogs and charged a Beaufort County man with animal fighting and cruelty on Monday.

It was a multi-agency effort, and authorities say those dogs are now in safe hands.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) called on the Humane World of Animals Organization to help seize the animals and get them to safety.

WSAV talked with the national animal group, who gave insight into how dog-fighting operations work, and how they often get uncovered.

“Typically speaking, when there is a dog fighting case, law enforcement will reach out, whether it's to help with evidence gathering, whether it's to help with identifying paraphernalia or in this case, it's both,” Janette Reever, a spokesperson with the Humane World of Animals Organization

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