Police Arrest 73 in Cockfighting Raid.

Seventy-three people have been arrested during a raid on a North Carolina cockfighting ring. By the time police arrived there were already 20 dead birds from that night’s competition. Cockfighting in North Carolina is a felony so participants will most likely face harsh prison time.

Cockfighting is a cruel and brutal “sport”. The HUSA describes the problem with cockfighting:

“The birds, even those who do not die, suffer in cockfights. The birds cannot escape from the fight, regardless of how exhausted or injured they become. Common injuries include punctured lungs, broken bones, and pierced eyes. Such severe injuries occur because the birds’ legs are usually fitted with razor-sharp steel blades or with gaffs, which resemble three-inch-long, curved ice picks. These artificial spurs are designed to puncture and mutilate.”