Noooo...not DMX, too!!  Cops seize pitbulls from rapper  
Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Police uncover three canine corpses at DMX's residence in Phoenix.

Phoenix, Arizona police have removed twelve pit bulls from the home of rapper DMX.  They'd received a tip that there were dogs being kept in inhumane conditions in the home.  Detectives raided the property yesterday and found a dozen pit bulls, which allegedly were not getting food or water.  DMX was not home at the time of the raid.

DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, claims he hasn't been home, and the dogs were supposed to have been cared for.  Murray Richman, his lawyer, said he hasn't been to the property in Arizon for arond two months, and that the caretaker they hired to care for the dogs was supposed to make sure they were okay.

"He loves dogs, he loves these animals," Richman said.  "Those dogs are practically his family."

Even stranger, according to a report from KSAZ-TV in Phoenix, additional searching of the property turned up three dead dogs, one of which "seemed to be burned."