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Indiana Gaming Commission Raids Fairland Farm in Cockfighting Case August 4, 2010

Posted by Indiana Alliance of Animal Control and Welfare Organizations in : Cockfighting

Rooster Seized from Shelby County, IN Cockfighting Raid

FAIRLAND, Ind. (AP/WISH) – A Shelby County man may be facing numerous charges after state gaming officials Wednesday raided what they’re calling a breeding ground for cockfighting.

Cockfighting is a huge sport in some countries including the Philippines. And it’s because of a magazine story in a Filipino magazine that state agents found out about one Shelby County man’s illegal secret.

State gaming authorities remove dozens of live chickens from the barn at the home of 62-year-old Edward “Wally” Clemons.

Read full story as reported by Channel 8.