Authorities broke up a large cockfighting event over the weekend and said they were forced to euthanize nearly 150 roosters found at a Southern California home.
August 8, 2022 / 3:34 PMevent over the weekend and said they were forced to euthanize nearly 150 roosters found at a Southern California home, animal control and sheriff's department officials said.
Cockfighting is a bloodsport in which two or more birds known as"gamecocks" fight in a pit, usually to the death, for entertainment and gambling purposes, according to the The practice, which is outlawed in all 50 states, is often associated with other criminal activities, including illegal gambling, drug trafficking, gang activity and illegal weapon sales, according to the organization's website.
An unidentified man who told officials he owned the birds was cited for possession of fighting blades, used in cockfighting, which is a misdemeanor, officials said. The investigation is continuing.