LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two men are in custody for allegedly running a cockfighting ring, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Records say the department got an anonymous complaint about someone making their birds fight. The complaint also included video of two men making and watching two roosters fight.
41-year-old Joel Garcia and 65-year-old Raul Alsina were both arrested after police conducted a search warrant in the 7000 block of Sun Valley Drive on Oct. 10
Both men are charged with cruelty to animals
Police confiscated four roosters, four hens and six baby chicks.
They say some roosters had lacerations and open wounds on them when they were found. They were also in separate coops.
Police also found additional cockfighting paraphernalia such as multiple vitamins and supplements, sparring mitts for fighting birds, weighted leg wraps and a "dummy" rooster used by cockfighters to train roosters.
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