Harris County Constable Precinct 1’s Animal Cruelty Unit is investigating a northeast Houston property that may have been used to raise, train and sell roosters for cockfighting.
Authorities have released a video of the property and want information about it or the people involved, Click2Houston reported. Constable Alan Rosen framed the request as unfinished business: “This is an ongoing matter and we would appreciate any tips from the public.”
A video, two phone lines
The unit’s number is 832-927-7337. Tips can also go to the Houston SPCA at 713-869-7722, and callers may remain anonymous.
Rosen said he hopes people call authorities whenever animals are mistreated. He was not delicate about the practice itself, calling cockfighting “brutal, cruel and illegal.”
Illegal, and often a gambling business
The constable’s office put the legal line in one sentence: “Cockfighting is illegal and often involves gambling.” On the animals, the office said birds “can suffer serious injuries or die.”…