MDSO: 42 arrested after deputies bust cockfighting ring in SW Miami-Dade – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – Deputies arrested dozens of people after they broke up a cockfighting ring in Southwest Miami-Dade, authorities said.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies on Friday afternoon responded to a rural property near Southwest 192nd Avenue and 143rd Street where, they said, they found 72 roosters and several rooster claws.
Forty-two people were were arrested. Their charges include attending animal fighting or baiting of animals, and resisting arrest without violence.
Deputies also impounded more than $39,000.
In a statement issued Saturday, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero Stutz wrote:
“This type of cruelty and illegal activity has no place in our community. Animal fighting is not only inhumane, but it often goes hand-in-hand with other serious crimes.”
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