#SILVER SPRINGS (AP) — More than two dozen suspects have been arrested in rural northern Nevada in connection with an illegal cockfighting ring where sheriff's deputies found 59 dead roosters in a barn in Silver Springs earlier this month, the Lyon County sheriff's office said.
#The sheriff said Friday 28 people are facing felony charges.
#But no names or other details were released regarding the arrests.
#A deputy acting on an anonymous tip relayed by Lyon County Animal Services observed roosters fighting in "an open-air barn" and "hand-to-hand wagering" on June 3 on the property in Silver Springs about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Carson City, the sheriff's office said in an earlier statement.
#Authorities found an additional 96 live chickens, two of which were severely hurt and had injuries consistent with bird-fighting, the sheriff's office said. They also found numerous implements commonly used when fighting animals.
#Three hens were rescued and transferred to new homes.
#But Nevada Department of Agriculture officials had to assist in euthanizing numerous other fighting roosters, the sheriff's office said.
#An investigation is continuing. Anyone with information about the incident should call the Lyon County Sheriff's Office at 775-577-5206.