"When police showed up at a home on the 2000 block of 102nd Avenue, the resident inside reportedly insisted he was a simple chicken farmer who raised hens and roosters for eggs and meat, court records show. But police say they seized ample evidence to the contrary - scissors to remove the birds' spurs, metal gaffes and protective gear for fights, number labels, and performance-enhancing drugs, like testosterone, commonly administered to make the roosters more aggressive."
"Police conducted the July 31 raid after gathering information that Ochoa Vega was keeping malnourished roosters and running a cockfighting ring at his residence, authorities said. In addition to several chickens, they also allegedly found three rabbits that were caged without access to food or water, according to court records."
"Both Ochoa Vega and his wife denied involvement in cockfighting, though Ochoa Vega admitted to "prior" involvement, police said. He also reportedly denied using testosterone on roosters and said that he hadn't used the metal gaffes or other cockfighting paraphernalia in years, and had been attempting to give them away."
Police executed a July 31 raid on a home on the 2000 block of 102nd Avenue and found numerous birds and evidence of cockfighting. Seized items included scissors to remove birds' spurs, metal gaffes, protective fight gear, number labels, and testosterone. Animal control determined that caged hens were being used for breeding rather than for food. Officers also found three rabbits caged without access to food or water. On Aug. 27, prosecutors charged 65-year-old Eduardo Ochoa Vega with a felony count of cruelly wounding an animal and four misdemeanors for possession of cockfighting roosters or implements. Ochoa Vega is not in custody and has not entered a plea.
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