Six people face second-degree animal cruelty charges after an investigation by the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police. Trooper David Jones is the public affairs officer for KSP’s Dry Ridge branch. He described what they saw March 2nd:
“They observed a number of deceased roosters on the property, when Bourbon County Sheriff's Office initially responded, and then they contacted KSP for assistance.”
Jones said there were about 70 dead roosters on the property and several others that were injured. The investigation is the fifth announced by state police since last May.
“We have open investigations in other counties too, where we're trying to stop this. If anybody has any information on activities such as this, go on to please call your local post and let us know so we can look into it,” Jones said.
The president of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness commended state police and said unlike previous cockfighting investigations in Kentucky, his organization didn’t provide the tip in Bourbon County. Steve Hindi said in addition to being cruel, cockfighting can spread bird flu to livestock and people.
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