Luis Mosquedo-Razo, 31; Pablo Cortez-Diaz, 27; and Gambino Villegas-Delgado, 52, have each been arrested on felony charges of animal fighting and cruelty to animals. Cortez-Diaz was also charged with possession of a controlled substance.
Police were called Friday night on a complaint about an animal running at large, according to a Monday news release by Detective Shawn Holmes.
When a community services officer arrived at the home in the 3700 block of Burlington Avenue he discovered an apparent illegal animal-fighting operation.
Numerous roosters had been physically altered and some were injured, the news release says.
Officers consulted with veterinarians about the possibility of re-establishing the roosters in a “tranquil setting.”
But the veterinarians determined that the roosters had been bred to be vicious and 28 roosters were euthanized, Holmes wrote.
During a search of the property, officers found marijuana and a small amount of methamphetamine.
