136 birds removed in Lee County suspected cockfighting bust have been euthanized, county confirms

Lee County says the roosters removed from two suspected cockfighting operations last month were humanely euthanized because of their poor condition.

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Betsy Clayton, communications director for Lee County, said the county took custody of 136 birds from the two properties on Aug. 21 and Aug. 23.

The birds were seized during separate Lee County Sheriff’s Office investigations in Buckingham and Lehigh Acres that resulted in two arrests on animal cruelty charges.