Despite it being made illegal almost 200 years ago, there have been 230 reports of dog fighting in Kent since 2015.

Figures show the RSPCA received 45 calls about it happening in the county last year and 60 over the previous 12 months.

The statistics also reveal Kent is the seventh worst area for dog fighting in the whole of England and Wales.

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