Biggest cockfighting bust in New York history nets 3,000 birds

Reuters ^ | February 10, 2014

[ConservativeStatement]

Nine people were arrested and some 3,000 fighting roosters and hens rescued when New York authorities busted a cockfighting ring they said was one of the biggest ever uncovered in the United States.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrests and said in a statement: "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."

[hoosiermama]

A chicken with every’ones pot?

[Hatteras]

I call bull dookies! As every New York liberal will attest, only primative, knuckle-dragging southern rednecks hold cockfights and there ain’t that many primative, knuckle-dragging southern rednecks in New York (heck, live chickens neither, for that matter...)

[wardaddy]

I like rooster fighting