UNION COUNTY, Fla — More than 40 dogs were rescued from "various conditions of mistreatment" in Union County Wednesday amid a multi-agency investigation into dogfighting, the Union County Sheriff's Office announced in Facebook post .

The sheriff's office said it has been working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Inspector General and Clay County Sheriff's Office on an intensive investigation into dogfighting and animal cruelty at multiple properties in Union and Clay counties.

Wednesday morning, the sheriff's office said the Union/Bradford SWAT Team served search warrants on two properties in Union County, one located on Northwest 71st Run, and the other on West County Road 18.

With assistance from Humane World for Animals, the sheriff's office said over 40 dogs were

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