Forty-five chickens were rescued from a suspected cockfighting ring in a row home in Kensington on Wednesday.
Philadelphia police raided the home on Weymouth Street and also seized drugs and a gun.
The police called ACCT Philly to rescue the birds.
Mikayla Allen, ACCT Philly communications coordinator, said several of the roosters showed clear signs of cockfighting.
“There were three in the basement and then the rest were up in cages upstairs in that home,” she said. “A lot of the roosters were dressed, which means that they had been cut and prepped for fighting.”
She said the dressed roosters will be euthanized.
Some of the chickens will be taken to Last Chance Ranch animal rescue in Quakertown. Eleven roosters were taken in by the PSPCA.
No criminal charges have been announced. ACCT Philly said it hopes federal authorities investigate.
(Photo credit: ACCT Philly)