This article may contain graphic and/or adult content unsuitable for minors and sensitive readers.
A DEFENDANT in the Plettenberg Bay dog-fighting case will appear on similar charges of contravening the Animal Protection Act for his alleged involvement in an organised dog fight in East London in 2008.
Anton van Blerk has been asked to appear in the East London Magistrates Court on the 20th of December for his alleged part in a dog-fight that occurred on the 31st of October 2008 at Winterstrand in East London.
Eleven men were arrested.
Warrant Officer Marius van Huyssteen, who has given testimony in the Plettenberg Bay case, served the summons on Anton van Blerk prior to the start of proceedings in the Knysna Magistrates Court last week.
Van Blerk appeared with 5 other men in connection with the Plettenberg Bay incident - that case has been postponed to May next year.
In the 2008 bust in East London, police found several dogs tied up and at least three pitbulls bleeding profusely from bite wounds.
