Fort Worth cockfighting event raided by police over coronavirus concerns, report says
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Fort Worth authorities on Sunday confiscated more than 40 birds and arrested six people after police raided a cockfighting event in a home's backyard.
Police responded to a disturbance call around 8 p.m. in a suburban area of southeast Fort Worth.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fort Worth Texas police busted a cockfighting ring over the weekend.
Police said there were more than 20 cars parked on the street and a crowd was gathered in a backyard for a rooster-fighting ring.
At least nine roosters were found dead at the scene, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
The officers arrested the two homeowners and cited three people for being spectators of the fight, according to the paper.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A humane society took custody of the remaining roosters. The case remains under investigation.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The fighting ring was the latest to be broken up in Forth Worth. In May 2017, police busted another cockfighting ring, resulting in three arrested and the seizure of more than 140 dead and alive birds.