Cockfighting Bust -- Officers Raid Farm Near Olive Branch, Seize 225 Fighting Cocks, Other Birds

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › January 26, 2009

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Agents of the Humane Society of the United States and DeSoto County deputies seized 225 fighting cocks and breeding chickens Friday in a raid on a house near Olive Branch.

Ninety-five hens and chicks seized from the property are on their way to sanctuaries in Virginia and North Carolina.

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Cockfighting Bust -- Officers Raid Farm Near Olive Branch, Seize 225 Fighting Cocks, Other Birds

Due to the high levels of aggression, fighting cocks were humanely euthanized at the location. The birds are...

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