Greater than 200 cockfighting roosters have been faraway from a property by the RSPCA following a search west of Melbourne.
RSPCA inspectors went to a property within the Melton space on Friday in response to an nameless tip about an anticipated cockfighting occasion.
They discovered a whole lot of roosters stored in unsanitary circumstances with out entry to water, RSPCA Victoria’s inspectorate workforce chief Lisa Calleja stated.
“This investigation was initiated in response to a tip-off from the group that resulted within the execution of a search warrant,” Ms Calleja stated in an announcement.
“The outcomes from at the moment signify a big disruption to an alleged unlawful animal combating ring.”
She stated the RSPCA’s third large-scale investigation in a month concerned a number of individuals of curiosity and investigations have been ongoing.
“We are going to proceed to establish, pursue and prosecute individuals who breach animal welfare legal guidelines in Victoria and whose actions trigger hurt or struggling to animals,” Ms Calleja stated.
“Cockfighting is an abhorrent and inherently merciless exercise that results in the extreme struggling of the roosters used on this bloodsport.”
-AAP
