Three men were arrested in a huge police raid on a traveller site in a Lincolnshire village over suspected cockerel fighting. The join operation between Lincolnshire Police and the RSPCA involved more than 50 officers.
Four search warrants were executed at the site in Beckingham. A number of items were seized, including cockerels, dogs, a suspected stolen caravan, two vans and a quad bike.
Three men, aged 33, 45 and 52, were arrested on suspicion of being involved or attending an organised animal fight, under Section 8 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Police said they remain in police custody while investigations are ongoing.
Lincolnshire Police said: “The execution of the warrants, which allow for areas of the site to be searched, is part of a wider investigation into the illegal activity of cockerel fighting. Cockerel fighting is a cruel blood sport that in some areas continues almost 200 years after it was made illegal.
“As the investigation is ongoing, we are limited to what we can report at this stage.”
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