Posted on 12/18/2010 5:00:38 PM PST by nickcarraway
Dallas police broke up an alleged cockfighting operation in Southeast Dallas Saturday.
The Humane Society of the United States supplied undercover cockfighting video to police that led to the raid at a large run-down building.
"Today we found scores of roosters who had been brought to fight to the death with knives tied to their legs," said John Goodwin with the HSUS said in a news release. "Many birds injured in the fights were simply thrown in a pile and left to slowly die. We commend the Dallas Police Department for their quick and efficient action to shut down this cockfighting pit."
Dallas police arrested several people, and said others may later face charges related to Saturday's raid. Dallas Animal Control seized approximately 100 roosters during the raid.
Dallas police said many people at the cockfight were released without charge because Texas is one of only six states where it's legal to attend a cockfight, possess birds used for cockfighting, and possess cockfighting weapons. The HSUS said it supports efforts to strengthen cockfighting laws in Texas to close the loophole in existing laws, since admission fees and gambling dollars fuel the activity.
Engaging in the act of cockfighting is a felony in Texas. First and second time offenders may face from 180 days to 2 years in state jail with a $10,000 fine, while third time offenders may face 2 to 10 years with a $10,000 fine.
The Humane Society offers rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person involved in illegal animal fighting. Anyone with information about animal fighting is asked to call 877-TIP-HSUS (847-4787). Tipsters’ identities will be protected.
Never bring Barney’s Frank to a cockfight.
Seriously, though, there’s little difference between this perverted pastime and what Michael Vick did.
Anyone check papers? Bet it was all illegals...
If only these folks would join the US military “cockfighting” would now be OK thanks to the traitors in the senate.
Or, they could just save the US taxpayer a whole lot of needless expense, and driver their asses to the border and make them walk back home, with guns pointed at their backs.
I'm guessing these cockfights are taking place in the stately neighborhoods surrounding Highland Park. This has frito-bandito written all over it. Does that make me a bigot?
They should hang the bastards !
God,the cruelty.
There is no excuse for people like this. Hang’em high!
Never understood the outcry over Cockfighting.
Very basal animals who if not fought would wind up in stew anyway, what is the problem here again?
Add in the 100 or so roosters that were seized wind up being destroyed anyway, and ????
Here I thought this was another story on DADT.
Yea, lets let them come hear ILLEGALLY in droves, but they better not kill their chickens, that is wrong.
That’s like breaking a law or something/S
Selective enforcement of the law.
“ANIMAL FARM”
Read it......
And then sent back to whatever 3rd world hellhole they crawled out of in the first place.
>>Bet it was all illegals...<<
I hope you didn’t bet the house because you’d lose everything.
For whatever reason, the MSM (and by incorporation the general public) sees more evil in the abuse of roosters and pit bulls than they do the abuse of young human beings.
Yeah. Don’t really believe cockfighting should be illegal. The good fighting roosters are treated better than the farm ones that end up on the dinner table.
“Anyone check papers? Bet it was all illegals...”
In Republico Tejas?
Sounds like more of that “multiculturalism” bull**** to me.
“Anyone check papers? Bet it was all illegals...”
That was my first thought too.
Yeah, I'm not going to lose any sleep over two rooster engaged in mortal combat.
BUT, I do understand the public nuisance and health concerns, not to mention the collateral crime that surrounds these kinds of events. Chickens are filthy animals. I don't think it does a local, suburban neighborhood any good having loud, filthy animals around.
I'm a part-time resident of the Miami area. Just a few months ago, my wife was driving down a large, 4-lane road and chicken hit her windshield, cracking the windshield. Chickens are all over Miami. It's ridiculous.
Keep chickens where they belong - in ovens and deep fryers.
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