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Police raid cockfighting ring in west Provo, arrest 17 people
Police raided a cockfighting ring in west Provo on Saturday night, arresting 17 people while dozens more reportedly fled and finding more than 50 dead roosters. A Provo police news release said a search of a farm property at 1215 W. and 600 South revealed what appeared to be a large fighting ring that included 363 live roosters onsite and 56 dead roosters in garbage bins and bags. Detained individuals were arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail on charges of Game Fowl Fighting, a Class B misdemeanor. Seven arrestees also face charges of Aggravated Cruelty to an Animal — ...
