Hmong ppls need to stop doing this kind of things!!!!!! :arrg:
Anoka County authorities on Saturday confiscated more than 100 birds, many injured, and arrested a 23-year-old Ramsey man.
By ABBY SIMONS, Star Tribune
Last update: September 3, 2008 - 10:28 AM
With stacks of caged chickens as their backdrop -- some starving, others scarred, bleeding or featherless with their beaks hacked off -- officials Tuesday decried the cruelty of another Twin Cities area cockfighting, breeding and training operation.
David Kao Xiong, 23, of Ramsey, was charged Tuesday with felony cruelty to animals for animal fighting in connection with the operation, which was broken up Saturday night in Ramsey. Five other adults were cited for attending the cockfight, a gross misdemeanor.
More than 100 birds in varying conditions of health were confiscated by the Anoka County Sheriff's Office and are now in the custody of the Animal Humane Society of Golden Valley. The chickens ranged from small chicks to adult Taiwanese Fighting Cocks.
"Based on what we have seen, this was more of a raising, training and housing operation," said Keith Streff, senior Humane Investigator with the Animal Humane Society. "What we have seen fits what leads to the very violent deaths of these birds.
Acting on an anonymous tip, Ramsey police officers went to a home in the 16800 block of Zirconium Street NW in Ramsey.
There, they found two roosters in a ring preparing to fight in a barn-like building behind the home. Authorities found the malnourished and mistreated chickens, several lacking evidence of any medical care, near the blood-spattered ring.
On Saturday night, according to the charges, Xiong told police he was just watching the property for the owners, who were out of town.
When authorities returned with a search warrant Sunday, they seized the birds and equipment, as well as an electric fry pan used to irritate the birds prior to a fight by dipping their talons in the hot oil. Xiong then admitted to hosting a cockfighting event.
He remains in the Anoka County jail.
It's the fourth large Twin Cities cockfighting bust in as many months, the most recent occurring in July when Cher Kong, 35, was charged with felony animal fighting.
Anoka County deputies acted on an anonymous tip to find dozens of people and roosters milling about a blood-spattered basement.
On Tuesday, a full-grown rooster rested nearly docile in the arms of AHS wildlife technician Laura Nelson. She stroked his feathers, saying "Easy, big boy," as he let out the occasional crow. Scars dotted the bird's face and neck, while large portions of his body were bald. The rooster, like several others, was being treated with pain medication and antibiotics.
"None of these birds look good," she said. "When they're fought, this is what happens to them."
As she gestured to a cage full of peeping baby chicks, she said: "It's also what the future holds for these cute little chicks."
The future for the birds is also uncertain. Xiong has time to appeal their seizure before they are turned over to authorities. Though some foster homes are available for the birds, their fighting nature makes several unadoptable.
"These birds are trained to kill, so there's really no future for an adult Taiwanese fighting cock," Streff said. "If it comes to the point where they have to be put down, at least it will be done humanely."
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Anoka County authorities on Saturday confiscated more than 100 birds, many injured, and arrested a 23-year-old Ramsey man.
By ABBY SIMONS, Star Tribune
Last update: September 3, 2008 - 10:28 AM
With stacks of caged chickens as their backdrop -- some starving, others scarred, bleeding or featherless with their beaks hacked off -- officials Tuesday decried the cruelty of another Twin Cities area cockfighting, breeding and training operation.
David Kao Xiong, 23, of Ramsey, was charged Tuesday with felony cruelty to animals for animal fighting in connection with the operation, which was broken up Saturday night in Ramsey. Five other adults were cited for attending the cockfight, a gross misdemeanor.
More than 100 birds in varying conditions of health were confiscated by the Anoka County Sheriff's Office and are now in the custody of the Animal Humane Society of Golden Valley. The chickens ranged from small chicks to adult Taiwanese Fighting Cocks.
"Based on what we have seen, this was more of a raising, training and housing operation," said Keith Streff, senior Humane Investigator with the Animal Humane Society. "What we have seen fits what leads to the very violent deaths of these birds.
Acting on an anonymous tip, Ramsey police officers went to a home in the 16800 block of Zirconium Street NW in Ramsey.
There, they found two roosters in a ring preparing to fight in a barn-like building behind the home. Authorities found the malnourished and mistreated chickens, several lacking evidence of any medical care, near the blood-spattered ring.
On Saturday night, according to the charges, Xiong told police he was just watching the property for the owners, who were out of town.
When authorities returned with a search warrant Sunday, they seized the birds and equipment, as well as an electric fry pan used to irritate the birds prior to a fight by dipping their talons in the hot oil. Xiong then admitted to hosting a cockfighting event.
He remains in the Anoka County jail.
It's the fourth large Twin Cities cockfighting bust in as many months, the most recent occurring in July when Cher Kong, 35, was charged with felony animal fighting.
Anoka County deputies acted on an anonymous tip to find dozens of people and roosters milling about a blood-spattered basement.
On Tuesday, a full-grown rooster rested nearly docile in the arms of AHS wildlife technician Laura Nelson. She stroked his feathers, saying "Easy, big boy," as he let out the occasional crow. Scars dotted the bird's face and neck, while large portions of his body were bald. The rooster, like several others, was being treated with pain medication and antibiotics.
"None of these birds look good," she said. "When they're fought, this is what happens to them."
As she gestured to a cage full of peeping baby chicks, she said: "It's also what the future holds for these cute little chicks."
The future for the birds is also uncertain. Xiong has time to appeal their seizure before they are turned over to authorities. Though some foster homes are available for the birds, their fighting nature makes several unadoptable.
"These birds are trained to kill, so there's really no future for an adult Taiwanese fighting cock," Streff said. "If it comes to the point where they have to be put down, at least it will be done humanely."
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