"71 Chickens Saved, 35 Arrested over Alleged Illegal Cockfighting Ring"

From news.com.au, as run in the Advertiser (Adelaide); thanks to Joe Muha for the pointer.

Whenever I run into people named Sydney, I expect them to have sisters named Adelaide—but I've always been disappointed.

Comments

[Michael P]

Did they use cute little handcuffs for the 35 chickens who were arrested?

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Wingcuffs, probably.

[ReaderY]

And how did they baptize the chickens who got saved?

[Kazinski]

I don't think any chickens were actually saved, although they might be given last rites:

"One of the birds had already been euthanised because it was deemed “cruel to be kept alive”, and it was likely majority of the remaining cockerels would also be put down given they were bred to fight, RSPCA CEO Steve Coleman said."

[The original jack burton]

A few months ago a Filipino policeman was killed when he picked up a fighting cock and didn't notice the spurs were still on. Got sliced up so badly he died from it.

[AmosArch]

saved for Grandma's delicious stew?

Is being clawed for 20 minutes worse than being packed beak to rump in a factory farm for months then getting your head sliced off?

[bernard11]

I'd warn those chickens that if a guy in a white suit and a funny bow tie shows up to bail them out, they'd be wise to refuse.

[Eric VonSalzen]

Is that the Sydney who has a sister named Tribulation? 'Cause I think a buddy of mine is married to her.

[Bored Lawyer]

Gives the phrase "Cage Free Eggs" a whole new meaning.

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[Hugo S. Cunningham]

I wanted to post it to Facebook, but it looks like some spoilsport toned it down: "35 arrested; 71 chickens seized"

[Kazinski]

When I was over in Cambodia they have a cockfighting channel on cable. Then when I was taking the van out in Mondulkiri someone had a chicken in a basket cage in the van, I wondered why someone would take a live chicken on a multi-hour trip, and I found out they were taking it to a cockfight.

[MatthewSlyfield]

Colonel Sanders has agreed to foster the 71 rescued chickens..

[cmcc_aus]

Had Ada laid an egg? And when it didn't hatch correctly, after a difficult Perth, it was named Malborne.