Rehomed roosters used as bait for cockfighting?

[mangobingo]

We bought our first six young "hens" last summer, and one of them turned out to be a fella. He's an aggressive little bugger, but he's too small to hurt an adult (he's a silkie) and he's so funny to watch as he struts around all busy and clucking all day, so we're happy to have him around for the moment.

The little guy is only a year old and his spurs seem to be getting longer and sharper, though, so perhaps we'll have to think about rehoming him one day. The thing is, there's a lot of cockfighting in our area and I'm sure I heard somewhere that sometimes people will take your rooster and use him as bait for cockfighting. I'm really not into that. Any of you know if there's any truth to that rumour? I'll ask around locally too, but I'm curious to hear what you have to say.

 

[classicsredone]

I think that in this case, it is best to meet the person. If they seriously want the rooster for their flock or stew pot and not anything cruel, you should be able to tell.

 

[GarlicEater]

If you're worried about the sharpness of his spurs, why not try getting one of those little Dremel tools sold for trimming dogs' nails, and round off his spurs, and even his beak just a little, if it's really sharp too? That way you get pummeled not poked.

 

[midd2005]

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this definitely happens. if you're on oahu, you might try calling asagi hatchery and asking if they know a safe place for him to go to.

 

[luvmychks51]

You need to be very careful with re-homing him. Cock fighting is a horrible torture for the animals. They often tape razor's to the Roo's..there is nothing natural about it and it's so cruel it's outlawed in most states.

 

[speckledhen]

In the spirit of the BYC rule restated below, we're going to close this topic before it becomes a contentious discussion.

2. No discussions about animal rights organizations or Cock fighting​