TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – A Waskom man is federally charged with crimes relating to an alleged dogfighting operation. Anthony Blake Hanks, 39, has been charged with conspiracy to violate the animal welfare act and possess a dog for use in an animal fighting venture. According to a Friday filing with the Eastern District of Texas federal court, Hanks was found in possession of 49 dogs and a large amount of dogfighting equipment on his Waskom property in February of last year.