Two hundred people had reportedly gathered at a California home for the cockfighting event.
Authorities were forced to euthanize 143 roosters after breaking up a cockfight in a southern Californian home in an open investigation.
Two hundred people, who reportedly escaped before officers could apprehend them, were also at the residence along with an unidentified man who claimed ownership of the animals. Officers who had been posted nearby after reports of an undisclosed noisy event in the area found a large number of dead and injured birds at the scene. They provided assistance to animal services to gather all the live roosters and euthanize them.Photo shows police officer in the area where cockfighting took place, in an undated photo. Police raided a cockfighting event Friday, August 5, in Jurupa Valley, California USA.
Police raided a cockfighting event Friday, August 5, 2022, in Jurupa Valley, California USA. Following a statement by the Department of Animal Services in Riverside, the birds are not suitable as pets and were humanely euthanized by the officers.