Fifteen roosters were killed and another 131 euthanized after officials broke up an illegal cockfighting ring in Riverside County on Sunday. The L.A. Times reports that when officers arrived at the 23800 block of Cowie Avenue near Perris after getting a call about shots being fired, they found what looked like a wooden cockfighting ring. more ›

“Last night was the first night I could open my windows and enjoy my home undisturbed by the roosters,” a neighbor said to the Los Angeles City Animal Cruelty Task Force (ACTF). He lived near or on the 10400 block of Variel Avenue in Chatsworth where someone tipped the ACTF off to an alleged cockfighter. more ›