Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 8:54am
The RSPCA is investigating after a blind
and injured cockerel was dumped on a country lane near St
Albans ...
The discovery was made after the bird - suspected
to have been used by cockfighters - was spotted wandering Colney Heath Lane
Officials from the animal charity believe
the bird had leg and wing injuries consistent with fighting - which was made
illegal in 1835.
Inspector Jaime Godfrey told us: "It
looks like he has been blinded from having his eyes pecked. His chest and
the front of his legs are raw and sore and the top of his wings are injured,
likely from being rubbed on a cage.
The injuries are indicative of
cockfighting".
Inspector Mike Butcher, a member of the
RSPCA's special operations unit which tackles blood sports like cockfighting,
added: "This cockerel's spur had been cut off, this was probably to fit a
metal spur so it could inflict maximum damage to the opponent's bird during a
cockfight.
We suspect this bird was probably
involved in an organised fight and was injured in the barbaric 'sport' of
cockfighting which continues despite being illegal".
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