Overview
- Deputies responded to a tip around 2:30 p.m. reporting rooster fighting at a home in Crosby.
- Investigators counted about 300 roosters alive and about 50 dead at the property, according to the sheriff’s office.
- People began leaving as deputies arrived, leading officers to lock down the area and detain individuals for identification.
- Authorities described a mobile home with an open area behind it where caged matchups were allegedly held, and the homeowner is being questioned.
- The roosters are expected to be taken in by the Humane Society of Harris County, and the case follows recent regional cockfighting busts.