In America, cockfighting is illegal in all fifty states, and it is a felony crime if forty of those fifty. However, this cruel and thriving illegal industry still plagues the United States.
Since ARM’s incorporation in 2010, it has executed 25 Animal fighting operations to date, including Operation El Traingulo and Operation Gallo, both which are located in the State of Florida.
Cockfighting is a deathly spectator game sport, with exorbitant monetary gain and gambling aspects associated with it. It is a part of a seedy, underground world of debauchery, corruption, and amongst all-egregious animal cruelty and felony criminal activity.
From a humanitarian standpoint, the quality of care that animals receive ranges from next to very little to over the top. One day they are treasured as prized birds as they duel in bloody battles, not only to win but to ensure more enormous stakes of money. When they lose, they are discarded ‘quite literally’ as trash.
About Operation El Triangulo:
In March of 2018, following long-distance surveillance on a suspected cockfighting property in South Miami, ARM’s undercover agents gathered evidence to confirm its suspicions of the illegal operation and entered the business under the guise of customers. The cockfighting operation, identified as Rancho El Triangulo, is located at 21303 SW 213th Avenue Rd, Miami, Florida 33187. The thriving operation is owned and controlled by a man in his fifties, Julio Cesar Nodar.