Caribbean 
Posted on 05/09/2017 11:32:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Fort Worth police broke up a cockfighting event that ended in the arrests of three men, and 130 birds confiscated, but many had to be euthanized.
Officers were called to a home in the 4300 block of Windowmere Street just after 11 a.m. Sunday.
Police said 95 cocks, 17 hens and 18 chicks were seized. Seventeen recently-dead cocks were also found on the property.
"We humanely euthanized 90 roosters, all who were in some state of suffering," Diane Covey with the Fort Worth Animal Shelter said via email. "Some of the roosters were still wearing gaffs, they were bleeding from wounds, and/or near death." Gaffs are the weapons strapped to the roosters' legs for fighting.
The Humane Society of North Texas told the Star-Telegram it is caring for several hens and chicks. Covey said the city shelter will work worth appropriate rescue organizations to place the rest of the birds.
Officers cited five people and three men were arrested. Police identified the arrested men as Andres Hernandez, 65; Melecio Diaz, 33; and Jorge Orozco-Carmona, 25.
Police say officers found Diaz in possession of 15-20 razor like claws, and during the investigation he admitted to putting three cocks into the ring to fight with other cocks.
Hernandez was also found in possession of several gaffs and slashers.
Orozco-Carmona told police he allowed people to have the cockfight on his property because they had nowhere else to fight, and according to police during the interview he told detectives he charged a $20 entry fee and organizers of the fight also gave him a percentage of the earnings.
Diaz and Orozco-Carmona face state felony cockfighting charges, while Hernandez faces a misdemeanor cockfighting charge.
Only until you say or do something that offends them. Then "Hispanic" is a race, and you are a racist.
“Get the Cannoli’s”
I have a friend who swore for years she was Mexican and her son as well.
I always thought they were Italian or Moorish.
Straight up whiter than me.
But, theyz of Mexican Heritage, whose family emmigrated to Mexico from Spain hundreds of years ago.
Their family is Andalusian and is actually part Moorish.
Ah yes. Documented in the film......
Little Jerry was bobbin’ and weavin’ and talkin’ trash.
Wonder how many of these folks were, ummm, “illegal immigrants”.
I’ll bet they did the animal abuse “out of love”. /Jeb Bush
Cockfighting Raid Ends With 130 Birds Seized, 3 Arrested
Awesome title, 130 birds seized and 3 birds arrested.
I really miss going to the cock fights in Manila. They are extremely entertaining. Just keep your hands down so you don’t get harassed by someone thinking you made a bet. Gotta get back there some day...
Thanks!
Wow. Thanks
Or midget bowling
Sounds like a gay fetish thing.
Caribbean
I grew up in the islands & faught roosters with bone & plastic spurs. It was not unheard of for roosters to have up to 30 wins. Most get there by running in circles as the other chases behind, turns, hits then goes back to reeling.
California is far and away the number one state for cock fighting. A cock smuggled from Mexico was responsible for bringing exotic Newcastle’s disease into Ca back in 2003. It cost more than 100 million to eradicate.
Unfortunately Fort Worth is a sanctuary city.
Apparently it is a penis envy thing for Hispanic guys.
Only 3 out of 130 convicted? /s
Here is just one suggestion.
Exactly the way I read it, too.
When I hear “Hispanic”, I hear “Mexican”, and then I hear “Mestizo”, which oftentimes leads to “Indio”.
Whenever I see the word “Moorish” that priceless scene from the movie “True Romance” with Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken pops into my head.
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