Cocks Continued

Turns out the Humane Society killed the birds themselves. Now we learn that "After the raid, the roosters were euthanized under the direction of the Humane Society of the United States." Why?? According to John Goodwin of the Humane Society, "not only because most of [the roosters] are injured, but because the only people who would want to adopt these animals are typically other cock fighters."

To me that sounds like he killed a couple hundred uninjured animals because he assumed they wouldn't find a home. Maybe he's right. But I still can't believe the bizarre haste in killing the cocks. The local news reports that "Humane Society workers euthanized them at the scene."

I also enjoyed this nugget from the local report.

Among those caught in the raid were many older people and several small children, witnesses said. At least two of the older attendees required medical treatment after the agents burst in and held them at gunpoint.


This painting shows roosters in happier times; before they met the Humane Society

Not only did it take "several SWAT teams" to save/kill the cocks, but the agents held seniors at gunpoint, sending them into cardiac arrest. Nice;-)

The Humane Society, for their part, is absolutely tickled about their participation in the rooster rescue/slaughter, and put out their own extended press release. They also have a cute cockfighting fact sheet.