By Associated Press - Tuesday, April 22, 2014

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The state Gambling Commission says about 300 birds seized in a cockfighting raid on Monday at Rochester were killed.

A spokeswoman says about 240 roosters and 60 hens were euthanized, although several birds are saved as evidence in the case.

A 35-year-old Rochester man was arrested and accused of raising and training birds to sell for cockfights in Oregon, Texas and Mexico.

The Olympian reports (https://bit.ly/1hlJC28 ) the roosters were outfitted with spurs on their legs to inflict fatal injury.

Court papers in the case say the suspect said each rooster was worth at least $100.

The raid was the result of a two-year investigation by state Gambling Commission agents and Thurston County sheriff’s detectives.

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Information from: The Olympian, https://www.theolympian.com

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