Man arrested for cockfighting says he was at ‘poultry show’

LEVELLAND, T.X. (KRQE) – Deputies arrested a New Mexico man for cockfighting, but he claims they got it all wrong.
The Hockley County Sheriff’s Office says it worked with multiple law enforcement agencies in a raid where they discovered an arena for cockfighting, sharp objects that attach to roosters’ feet and more than 100 birds, including five dead ones.
However, a Portales man said it’s not what it seems.
He said it was nothing more than a “poultry show,” a