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Feb 22, 2011 at 1:28 PM
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.
Feb 7, 2011 at 3:28 PM
Authorities arrested six men while busting an illegal cockfighting ring in south Sacramento.
Feb 4, 2011 at 1:26 PM
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...
Feb 4, 2011 at 1:24 PM
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.
Nov 24, 2010 at 5:20 PM
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...
Nov 24, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Five people likely face animal cruelty charges a day after Kern County deputies busted up a large cockfighting operation.
Aug 2, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Merced County authorities say a dispute over a $10 wager at an illegal cockfight ended in two deaths.
May 5, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Central California authorities say they've broken up a cockfighting operation by arresting three men and confiscating about 600 birds.
Mar 12, 2009 at 2:39 PM
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.
Mar 4, 2009 at 2:31 PM
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.
Jan 29, 2009 at 11:35 AM
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.
Jan 7, 2009 at 2:24 PM
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.
Dec 22, 2008 at 1:05 PM
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.
Dec 12, 2008 at 12:22 PM
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.
Dec 1, 2008 at 1:46 PM
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.