Six roosters found dead after cockfighting bust in Phoenix

PHOENIX (CNN, KYMA/KECY) – A Phoenix man is facing an animal cruelty charge after police found evidence he was dealing drugs and in charge of a cockfighting ring at his various properties in the same neighborhood.

While the Glendale Police Department (GPD) was inside a home in Phoenix investigating an unrelated armed robbery, court documents say officers made a different discovery: Dozens of roosters, metal spurs, and even a large trophy.

GPD say it’s all evidence of a large cockfighting ring, and say they arrested Victor Espinoza last week…

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