Police have arrested an East End man on various offences related to what appeared to be a cockfighting operation at a residence on John McLean Drive.
He was taken into custody on Sunday, 27 March, on suspicion of cruelty to animals and possession of ganja with intent to supply.
Officers from the eastern districts “had cause” to attend the residence on Sunday, and “observed the gathering of a crowd and what appeared to be illegal sale of liquor and illegal animals (fowls) fighting matches”, according to a Royal Cayman Islands Police Service press release.
After searching the area, police found cages with roosters and other chickens, some shaved and groomed, and others wearing spurs, the release said. In addition, police found two more roosters in a fighting ring with injuries.
The police called in the Animal Welfare Unit of the Department of Agriculture which assisted the officers by recovering 17 roosters, believed to have been used in illegal cockfighting.
During the police operation, the RCIPS said the people at the location “became aggressive towards the officers and a larger crowd also began to gather”.
The police then left with the man in custody and items already seized, for “the safety of the officers involved and the members of the public”, according to the release.
“Chickens that were not suspected to have been used in this illegal activity were left at the location,” police said, adding, “Further investigations will be carried out in relation to these animals.”
Officers also recovered “ganja in individual packages, as well as other items associated with cockfighting” and seized a “significant quantity of alcohol”.
The man, 55, was also warned for intended prosecution in relation to offences committed under the Liquor Licensing Act.
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