Police: Northern Va. pair were breeding roosters for cockfights
Two northern Virginia residents have been indicted on animal cruelty and other charges related to an alleged cockfighting breeding operation.
The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office also seized 321 birds from the rural residence of 36-year-old Ellis Locklear and 28-year-old Tanya Williams.
Locklear and Williams were indicted on Monday based on a March 3 search of the property.
All 119 roosters seized from the property were destroyed, while the remaining hens and chicks were adopted by a local farm.
Capt. E.L. Scott said the Humane Society of the United States assisted in the investigation. He called the birds' seizure the largest ever in Virginia.
Neither the accused nor their lawyers could immediately be reached by The Associated Press.
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April 20, 2010; 11:53 AM ET
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Posted by: jckdoors | April 20, 2010 2:39 PM | Report abuse
What a bunch of sick people. They don't belong in our world. Lazy bums who abuse animals should be deported.
Posted by: FiatBooks | April 20, 2010 4:12 PM | Report abuse
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At least now you can't charge them with filming it all. Free speech so says the SCOTUS.