Thirty-three dogs weakened by wounds, dehydration and poor nutrition or showing overly aggressive behaviour had already been put down while four other animals died since their rescue, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society said.
On Wednesday 225 dogs were turned over to shelters that have pledged to try to nurse them back to health and ensure they do not attack people if they are put up for adoption, its executive director Anna Cabrera said.
"These two shelters have taken on the task of rehabilitating them," Cabrera told AFP.
Police raided two farms south of Manila on March 30 and arrested 12 people, including eight South Koreans accused of running illegal dog fights that were streamed live on the Internet to spectators who placed bets.
Cabrera's group said the animals had been chained and kept in shabby conditions.
Dog fighting has no major following in the Philippines, and police said the gamblers were based in South Korea.
The suspects face two years in prison if convicted of animal cruelty.
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