A plan to send dozens of former cockfighting roosters to animal sanctuaries, was blocked when Yakima County deputies made the decision to shoot and kill them over fears that the birds would be moved in the dead of night if they left them on the property.
Editor's note: The following article delves into the sensitive and distressing topic of cockfighting and animal cruelty. A plan to send dozens of former cockfighting roosters to animal sanctuaries was blocked when Yakima County deputies made the decision to shoot and kill them over fears that the birds would be moved in the dead of night if they left them on the property.
A total of 64 birds were "dubbed" on the Zillah property, and Kanzler told the man on the phone that lives on the property that his best course of action was to sign a declaration surrendering the roosters to the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office. Eventually, he relents – meaning they could send the roosters to a shelter or euthanize them.Kanzler then explains they plan to shoot and kill the roosters.
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