42 Arrested in Florida Cockfighting Ring Bust After Physical Altercation, Deputies Say

42 arrested in Florida cockfighting ring bust after physical altercation, deputies say

More than 40 people were arrested in a Florida cockfighting ring bust after a physical altercation broke out, deputies say.

Report of machete fight led to SW Miami-Dade cockfighting ring bust, 42 arrests

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said multiple roosters were roaming the property when they responded, for a total of 72 birds at the scene.

Report of machete fight led to Florida cockfighting ring bust, 42 arrests

Authorities busted a cockfighting ring involving dozens of people in Florida after someone reported a fight involving “knives and machetes,” according to arrest reports. Deputies received reports of several people involved in that physical altercation in Southwest Miami-Dade. Once at the scene, the person who called authorities said they saw multiple people who were “not only fighting but also engaged in illegal game fowl fighting,” arrest repo…

Dozens of detainees and nearly $40,000 confiscated by the police in an operation against a clandestine fence

A covert operation in Miami-Dade dismantled a network of cockfights, arresting 42 people and confiscating $39,147 and 72 roosters.

Statement From Wayne Pacelle on Cockfighting Arrests in Miami-Dade County

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, issued the following statement regarding the recent arrest of 42 individuals in connection with an illegal cockfighting operation in southwest Miami-Dade: “Cockfighting is a grotesque and archaic form of cruelty that has no place in any community,” ... Read more The post Statement From Wayne Pacelle on Cockfighting Arrests in Miami-D…