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Roosters Bred with Steroids for Cockfighting
[December 28th, 2008] by Millard Baker
Recent rooster seizures in California and Texas have uncovered anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs that were used in cockfights. Steroids are frequently used to heighten aggressiveness in roosters bred for cockfighting.
Steroids were seized along with approximately 1,000 roosters in a cockfighting ring in Northern California (”NorCal roosters may have been bred to fight,” December 12).
Veterinarians are examining a few of the more than 1,000 roosters and hens that authorities believe were raised for cockfighting on two properties in the Northern California town of McKinleyville.
Animal control officers say they found the birds Tuesday along with steroids, trophies and blades that are attached to roosters’ legs during fights.
Animal control officers in Texas seized steroids as evidence of cockfighting when rescuing abandoned roosters in Odessa (”Hearing Set after Game Rooster Seizure in Odessa,” December 18).
Brom says during the seizure, officers found evidence that shows the birds were used in the illegal sport.
“We found a lot of the vitamins, steroids, stuff to pump them up, along with the syringes,” she said.
Tags: cockfighting, steroids
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