Last Saturday (9), the Environmental Military Police discovered a cockfight in Salto Veloso, in the west of Santa Catarina.

The animals were collected – Photo: Reproduction/PMSC

Arriving at the scene, police found several people in a place known for promoting fights between animals. Wild birds were found locked in cages without permission. And 15 roosters were in a wooden enclosure; a veterinarian reported cruel treatment of the birds.

One of the men at the scene was caught with a firearm because he was undocumented and was arrested and taken to the Videira police station. Another man at the scene is already known to police for being involved in the same crime and other cases of animal cruelty.

A man was caught with a weapon without permission and taken to the police station – Photo: Reproduction/PMSC