Officials say the 150 live roosters seized during a raid by Monterey County Sheriff's deputies on a cockfight near Watsonville will likely all be euthanized.
EARLIMART, Calif. -- A Lamont man was killed earlier this week by a chicken.
Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, was stabbed by a knife attached to the leg of a fighting rooster, the Kern County coroner's office said Friday.
The accidental stab wound to Ochoa's...
A Lamont man was killed earlier this week by a chicken. Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, was stabbed by a knife attached to the leg of a fighting rooster, the Kern County coroner's office said Friday.
Five people likely face animal cruelty charges a day after Kern County deputies busted up a large cockfighting operation.
Deputies went to rural property at Curnow Road and South Union Avenue on Tuesday morning when they got a tip that rooster...
More than 800 birds have been seized in raid at a rural north Santa Barbara County cockfighting operation. Sheriff's Deputy John McCarthy says it was a significant breeding business with 15th generation top-line roosters selling on the Internet for $350.
Authorities have announced the arrests of 69 people after a raid of an illegal cockfighting operation in an east Oakland warehouse. Police swept through the cockfight Saturday night with a makeshift "fight pit" and 100 spectators watching.
Five people are in jail and up to 1,000 roosters in custody after San Luis Obispo County authorities raided what is believed to be an international cockfighting operation.
A man who pleaded guilty to running a cockfighting ring at his South Los Angeles home has been ordered to county jail for 360 days and faces prison if he's again involved in the illegal activity or possesses any birds.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have arrested 13 people suspected of participating in a cockfight in Palmdale. Sgt. David Sauer said deputies raided a residence in the Juniper Hills area Sunday morning after receiving a call from a neighbor.
Veterinarians are examining a few of the more than 1,000 roosters and hens that authorities believe were raised for cockfighting on two properties in the Northern California town of McKinleyville.
The Monterey County Sheriff's Department says three people are in jail in connection with a cockfighting operation. Deputies raided the cock fight on Saturday and seized more that five dozen birds and detained 11 other people for questioning.