Nevada Cockfighting Ring Busted: 478 Roosters Rescued, Three Arrested
Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/inside-illegal-razor-blade-cockfighting-37224148
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- Authorities raided two rural ranches in Nye County, Nevada, rescuing 478 roosters from an illegal cockfighting operation
- Deputies seized 11 firearms, $60,000 in cash, and dozens of razor-blade 'gaffs' designed to injure roosters during fights
- Three men arrested face over 300 counts of owning birds for cockfighting plus dozens of animal abuse charges
- Suspects include one permanent resident, one with pending immigration status, and one undocumented migrant
- Multi-agency raid involved Homeland Security Investigations following a weeklong investigation in Pahrump, Nevada
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