Exactly very sick but lots of wronguns in life just scare stories on the internet I think like the old chalk marking stuff that was doing the rounds a few years back
dog that was found with bites and looking beaten could have been run over and had foxes etc have a go at it also but who am I to say just seems bizzare to only steal spaniels for fighting and leave other dogs in kennels feel sorry for the people who lost the dog as they probally where thinking all sorts of possibility at time also