Cockfighting Ring Busted In BC

A disturbing scene out of British Columiba. Police have discovered a cockfighting ring, operating out of 3 separate properties in the Fraser Valley.

Eileen Drever, of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), choked up at a press conference.

"Our staff had to identify the roofers and then," she pauses to compose herself. "And then the birds would have blades attached to their spurs."

"We came across a number of birds with legs missing, eyes missing," confirms Shawn Eccles of the SPCA.

Officials from the group were forced to destroy more than 1200 birds.

A 58-year-old man is charged in the case.  He faces a maximum penalty of 6 months in jail or a 2-thousand dollar fine and a two-year ban on owning animals.