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Weekend Cockfighting Busts in Doña Ana
Called Largest Raid Operation in U.S. History
A multi-agency collaboration pulled off the most expansive synchronized cockfighting raids, on seven properties in Doña Ana County, ever attempted anywhere in the United States, on Friday, April 3.
Made up of representation from law enforcement, animal control, the New Mexico attorney general’s office and animal advocacy groups, simultaneous raids on the seven properties resulted in the seizure of 618 game fowl as of Monday, April 6. With the expert help of John Goodwin, The Humane Society of the United States’ Manager of Animal Fighting Campaigns and Heather Ferguson, Coordinator for Attorney General King’s Animal Cruelty Task Force, law enforcement gathered evidence of cockfighting on all of the properties. So far, four arrests have been made and more arrests are forthcoming, some with anticipated felony charges.
News of the southern New Mexico cockfighting raids dominated all evening newscasts over the weekend on local ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates and received newspaper coverage in Albuquerque and El Paso. The stand against animal fighting made history, as no other law enforcement partnerships have ever synchronized resources to hit this many different cockfighting locations in one day.
Some of the local coverage on the raids follows:
Cops Seize 500 Roosters In Raid
The Associated Press
LAS CRUCES — Authorities raided seven properties suspected of being cockfighting sites in Doña Ana County on Saturday, seizing about 500 birds and charging four men.
Ramon Torres, 46, Ernesto Torres, 46, Armando Rosales, 44, and Guillermo Torres, age unknown, all of Berino, were each charged with a petty misdemeanor. It was not known if the suspects are related.
Doña Ana County Animal Control supervisor Curtis Childress said that felony charges were pending and that he expected further arrests following the raids.
Childress said the birds found at the properties were all used for cockfighting.
Please read full story here.
View related newscast from KOB Ch 4: http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S866521.shtml
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Eco-Activist Derrick Jensen to Headline
Peace Train Weekend in Albuquerque April 17
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Derrick Jensen—Press Action Person of the Year 2006; 2008 Eric Hoffer Award winner for the book, Thought to Exist in the Wild: Awakening from the Nightmare of Zoos.
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Award-winning writer and eco-activist Derrick Jensen will be a featured speaker for the “Get on the Peace Train” weekend of events sponsored by the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice on April 17-18 in Albuquerque. Jensen will speak about “Our Global Crisis: How You Can Be Part of the Solution” at the South Broadway Cultural Center on Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m.
Jensen is the author of numerous popular books including: Endgame, The Culture Of Make-Believe, A Language Older Than Words, As The World Burns: 50 Things You Can Do To Stay In Denial, Thought To Exist In The Wild: Awakening From The Nightmare Of Zoos, and others.
Thought To Exist In The Wild: Awakening From the Nightmare of Zoos is a passionate and unflinching examination of zoos in our society. Combining elegant, stunning photos with deep and probing essays, this book presents a critical look at these institutions, the individual animals who live in them and of ourselves. This book is a unique, beautiful and powerful voice on behalf of captive animals in zoos.
According to Jensen, “A zoo is a nightmare taking shape in concrete and steel, iron and glass,moats and electrified fences. It is a nightmare that for its victims has no end save death…”
Come out to support this special event. Admittance to the Jensen talk is $5. The South Broadway Cultural Center is located at 1025 Broadway SW. For more information on Jensen’s Albuquerque visit or the Peace Center’s other events for the weekend, please call 268-9557.
Related links:
www.derrickjensen.org
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