Animal Control officers seized seven birds after Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies found evidence of a cockfighting operation in south Sacramento on Wednesday, a Sacramento County Supervising Animal Control officer reported.
Sheriff's deputies responded at about 2 p.m. Wednesday to reports of subjects fighting with knives in the 3700 block of 46th Avenue, sheriff's spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos wrote in an email. Upon arriving, deputies found evidence of an illegal cockfighting operation and summoned Animal Control, Ramos wrote.
Deputies detained about 15 people at the location but did not arrest anyone, and reports of people fighting with knives could not be confirmed, Ramos wrote.
Animal Control officers responded and seized seven birds, some of which had feather loss and their combs and spurs cut off, said Ruben Hernandez, Supervising Animal Control Officer with county Animal Care and Regulation.
Some paraphernalia was found, but nothing that was illegal, Hernandez said. Officers who searched the property found no gaffs or slashers -- the blades typically fixed to birds' legs during cockfights, he said.
The birds will remain in the care of Sacramento County Animal Care and Regulation for 14 days, he said.
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