Thursday, December 11, 2008

HTN: Alleged Cockfight Ring in Chautauqua County

Chautauqua County Sheriff's investigators have broken up a cockfight training ring after a month-long investigation. Deputies raided a house in Dunkirk Wednesday morning, wher more than 100 roosters were found in a basement and a backyard barn. Deputies arrested 74-year-old Concepcion Virella, who faces felony charges. Deputies think more people may be involved in the ring, saying some owners could live in Buffalo. Some of the roosters are reportedly worth between two and three-thousand dollars. The animals were humanely euthanized and an investigation continues.

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