SALINAS – According to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office, deputies served a search warrant at a property on the 600 block of San Juan Grade Road around 7:45 a.m., after receiving a tip about illegal cockfighting at the location.With the help of Monterey County SPCA and code enforcement officers, deputies said they were able to seize evidence commonly associated with breeding and training roosters for cockfighting. A total of 350 roosters, hens and chicks were seized, deputies said.
The birds have since been turned over to the SPCA and are scheduled to be euthanized.Along with the birds, numerous code enforcement violations were found, according to the sheriff's office.Deputies also contacted a man identified 73-year-old Jose Francisco Gaitan of Salinas. According to Monterey CBS affiliate KION-TV, the man was not arrested but the Sheriff's Office has forwarded a request for charges to the Monterey Co. District Attorney's Office.
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