four days ago, past May 31st, Second sign of illegal cockfighting detected Catalonia just two months apart. It was discovered by a Transit patrol. Mossos d’Esquadra A minibus traveling around on the AP-7 in Girona stopped. While searching for his cargo, the agents saw that he was supposedly carrying more than fifty roosters. have to fight.
The previous indication of the existence of this cruel practice with animals in Catalonia had already been detected. blessed week. officers of the police station Sabadell they stunned fifty people who entered a contest cockfight with bets. The police had long suspected that such meetings were being held in Ankara. orchards and barracks to store nearby vehicles Tauli Park hospital. However, they had failed to surprise them so far. And that day the same thing almost happened again: as soon as the patrols approached the scene, a crowd began to flee across the field. They just stayed near the pit, where the owners forced the roosters to fight.
Despite the fact that police sources, consulted by EL PERIÓDICO DE CATALUNYA, a media belonging to the Prensa Ibérica group, such as this newspaper, stressed that this is not a common practice, the fact is that in just two months the Autonomous body, most or not, reported that this practice took place in Catalonia, more or less. found at least two pieces of evidence.
forbidden fights
this cockfight with bets It is a practice that is prohibited in the state. However, in two communities –Andalusia Y Canary Islands– if fights are allowed under certain conditions. In Andalusia, for example, fights can take place between rooster breeders to select males for breeding and, in theory, they should not die. However, in no case is gambling allowed – as suspected in the pit found in Sabadell’s gardens – and skirmishes involving the death or mutilation of animals are also not allowed.
According to Mossos, the roosters transported in the Girona van were damaged. injuries on the hillsThey had lost their feathers and had large spurs. A Catalan police officer says that sometimes breeders can lower the spurs to prevent the roosters from killing each other or to end the war immediately. But in other cases, the organizers of the battles sharpen spurs and even knot metal blades to the leg of the animal to ensure the lethality of the fight.
During the search for Sabadell, Mossos tampered with five pages of a sealed regulation. FADGCE (Andalusian Federation of Spanish Fighting Rooster Defenders). The documents detail the rules that must be followed to properly run the fights that allow the best men to be selected. There it is stated that the birds must go “shaving” of “combs” and “beards”, as well as “peeling thighs”. What is striking is that one of the two opponents dies during the fight is considered one of the possible outcomes. It attracts attention because in principle fights over choosing men cannot be to the death.
This newspaper has tried to obtain the version of the aforementioned rooster breeders federation. It was not possible to contact any manager. On its website, the organization details how it defends an ancient tradition that has taken root in Spain for centuries.
Agents who intervened in Sabadell had to leave the roosters in the hands of their owners, except for those previously killed. he was brutally wounded – he had lost an eye in the fight. This operation resulted in the opening of cases that were transferred to the prosecutor’s office. court, in case you think a reason can be taught by crimes against animals, and also State, If it needs to be managed as administrative violations. Besides pits and cages, fractional invoices -which means that bets are accepted on matches-, scales, hourglass, alcohol and stopwatch. Or they were celebrating directly for that purpose.
prisoner
Three people were traveling in the Girona van, which the Trànsit patrol stopped on May 31st, evasive when asked where they were going with fifty roosters. And a few minutes later the owner of the birds appeared, a clue that he wouldn’t be sitting too far. The owner of the animals also did not want to explain what to do with them.
Mossos arrested this man and researched to the other three. None of the ten people identified in Sabadell were arrested. The owner of the roosters, which continues to hide the purpose of carrying them in claustrophobic boxes, first district police He has long been arrested for this illegal activity in Catalonia.