3,000 birds rescued in cockfighting bust
Source: Omaha World Herald-AP
NEW YORK (AP) More than 3,000 birds were rescued in a three-county cockfighting takedown in New York this weekend that resulted in nine felony arrests, according to the state Attorney General's Office.
In a statement released Sunday night, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said it was the largest cockfighting takedown in New York state and among the largest in U.S. history.
"Operation Angry Birds" simultaneously targeted locations in Queens, Brooklyn and Ulster County with assistance from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Ulster County Sheriff's office, Schneiderman said.
"Cockfighting is a cruel, abusive and barbaric practice that tortures animals, endangers the health and safety of the public and is known to facilitate other crimes," Schneiderman said.
FULL story at link.
Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20140210/AP09/140219948#3-000-birds-rescued-in-cockfighting-bust
Great news.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)boarding 'trained' roosters on that big farm.
7962
(11,841 posts)You've probably read stories over the years when laws are being passed to criminalize it. People say its part of their heritage or its normal in their home country and crap like that.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)for these perps to wear rooster costumes and fight on pay per view TV which will offset costs of law enforcement.
flamingdem
(39,336 posts)exboyfil
(17,865 posts)I could not resist.
mopinko
(70,337 posts)kfc wouldn't take them, i am sure. housing all those cocks? without that farm facility?
gotta wonder.
DinahMoeHum
(21,829 posts). . .they'll know what to do with 'em, culinary-wise.
mopinko
(70,337 posts)i raise chickens. i am saying- what the hell does the humane society do with them? curious minds want to know.
TexasProgresive
(12,164 posts)They can't be housed together, they are probably not fit for human consumption- who knows what kind of supplements they were fed? My guess is they will be put down. Lots of snarky wise cracks in this thread but no real substance.
DinahMoeHum
(21,829 posts)the "unfit for human consumption" part.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)they'll die quickly and peacefully and not the horror of slowly being pecked to death. And no one will make any undeserved money on their cruelty.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)Not sure how many would've been adopted anyway.
sybylla
(8,533 posts)what they will do is put the cocks down. They are so juiced up on antibiotics, amphetamines and other drugs, and because they are trained to be brutal to others of their own kind, there is little else they can do with them. Occasionally, there are rescue farms who will take them, but that is rare as they are difficult to keep.
The hens and chicks can be rescued and may be sent to fowl-friendly farms. Most of the farms the Animal Cops deal with do not ever "harvest" the animals. But once the cameras are off, one never knows.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)must be hard to adopt out, though a single rooster can make a cool (crowing) pet.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)People bet big money on those animal fights and the 'problem' is much, much worse today and growing.
These places that sell 'trained' adult fighting animals, run promotion and gambling businesses must make millions 'under the table'
That way for some 'underground' horse races too.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)Don't think I want to know any more information.
I'd rather keep my mind on the Olympics.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Like Orpingtons are great pets. Roosters? Not really.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Wonder if fighting roosters can be neutered? ('caponed') then they would become all fat, quiet and friendly, can be adopted in packs. They are beautiful chickens
Aerows
(39,961 posts)but not my area of expertise. We'll have to wait for some of the vets on DU to weigh in.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)warrant46
(2,205 posts)They were delicious !!
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)so china can have their slave workers 'process' what little meat is there to make into our cheap chicken dinners and dog 'treats' ?
Who knows, our Gov. already allows this kind of 'sale' with spent chicken factory-farm animals. and all the stolen? walking dead, full of toxins, poor horses the Gov. allows(monitors/counts/regulates) to 'sell' over the border.
Perhaps when our state gov agency kills animals like they trap 'nuisance animals' , or they net and kill deer, or take fawns from a rescue and kill them-they stuff the dead animals in a box for whoever owns such a business for meat and fur.
warrant46
(2,205 posts)It more wealth for the 1%
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)which is pure obscene torture for these animals.
catbyte
(34,534 posts)Then there are the rescuers and my faith in humanity is somewhat restored.But we still suck for even having to have rescuers in the first place.
1000words
(7,051 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)All you need to know about that smiling face:
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/animal-rights/hsus-calls-out-steve-king-opposition-anti-dogfighting-bill
http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2012/08/steve_king_dogfighting_081212.html
http://www.hellbeasts.com/?p=2156
Nice guy all around. Keeps on getting elected. You gotta wonder.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)another statement is this good news-"On May 3, 2013, King announced via Twitter that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2014.[25"
weirdness- "In July 2012 King opposed the McGovern amendment (to the 2012 farm bill) to establish misdemeanor penalties for knowingly attending an organized animal fight and felony penalties for bringing a minor to such a fight. King was also one of 39 members of the House to vote against an upgrade of penalties for transporting fighting animals across state lines in 2007.[32] King received a score of zero on the 2012 Humane Society Legislative Fund's Humane Scorecard.[33][34][35] Afterwards, he put out a video clarifying his position where he defended his position by stating that it would be putting animals above humans if it was legal to watch humans fight, but not animals.[36][37]"
IMO, some Rs are evil-weird. He must not like animals much they aren't even worth a misdemeanor charge to him.
mucifer
(23,609 posts)There is a lot of suffering for the birds.