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Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM

9 arrested for illegal cockfighting operation

Animal Investigation and Response is assisting animal control officers with housing, feed and care of the seized roosters

Nine individuals were arrested Sunday, April 6 in northern Parker County, south of Springtown, as a result of an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip pertaining to an illegal cockfighting operation.

In a press release, Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said as deputies arrived on the scene, about 40 individuals scattered and fled on foot into a wooded area.

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