A father and son were arrested Thursday for running an alleged dogfighting operation in Whiteford, more than a year after local law enforcement seized 44 pit bull-type dogs, federal prosecutors said.

The men, Theodore Lamont Stinson, 48, and Theodore Lamont Stinson Jr., 25, were indicted on charges related to buying, selling and transporting dogs for “an animal fighting venture” starting in 2016, according to a news release from the District of Maryland’s U.S. Attorney’s Office. Federal prosecutors said the men advertised their kennel under the name “KLK” and kept the dogs on their property.

When the dogs were rescued last summer, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement, officers found the dogs in poor living conditions. There was “insufficient space” for the dogs and the bedding was “extremely soiled,” authorities said, adding that there was little ventilation or temperature control.

“No water, [with] feces in the cage and the house, and the house was hot,” Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler told WJZ at the time. “As far as domestic animals, it is the most disgusting case we have dealt with.”

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During that search, prosecutors said, officers found veterinary medication, a breeding stand, paperwork related to dog sales and tools that are used to train fighting dogs.

It was not immediately clear if either man had obtained legal representation.