It is a felony to make animals fight for fun, or to raise animals for that purpose. Thomas Carrano, who runs a six-acre farm in upstate Ontario, was charged with one count of conspiracy to train and then sell his roosters to cockfighters, who use the birds in bloody death battles, usually for the pleasure of betting spectators.Ĭarrano, 45, who has headed a chapter of the UGBA that has spoken out against cockfighting before, including in a June 2014 newsletter that declared: “We DO NOT promote cockfighting in ant way,” according to the indictment.Ĭarrano has participated in show competitions before, including the Winter Poultry Show in Locke, where he won second place on the light legged red class, according to UGBA’s web site.Ĭockfighters attach knives and other sharp instruments to the legs of the roosters and then pit them against each other until one of them dies or refuses to continue fighting. The ex-president of the New York chapter of the United Gamefowl Breeders Association, which claims to raise the farm birds to compete as show birds, surrendered himself to the federal authorities Thursday on illegal cockfighting charges. Man busted for animal cruelty released, returned to attack landlord Landlord can't evict tenants over animal cruelty, attacks due to moratorium

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