RT Journal Article
T1 Animal abuse in Spanish-breed fighting cocks (Gallus gallus domesticus)
A1 Rebollada Merino, Agustín Miguel
A1 Bárcena Asensio, María Carmen
A1 Barreno San Antolín, Lucía
A1 Pizarro Díaz, Manuel
A1 Domínguez Rodríguez, Lucas José
A1 Rodríguez Bertos, Antonio Manuel
AB Cockfighting is illegal both in the European Union and the United States, although fighting cock husbandry and breed preservation are allowed. Here, we describe the pathological findings observed in the carcasses of two Spanish-breed fighting cocks submitted to our laboratory after an animal abuse-suspected death. The postmortem examination revealed these cocks may have been used for cockfighting (comb, ear lobes, wattles, and chest feather removal; and trimmed spurs). The severe extensive hemorrhages observed in the cervical region of both birds, affecting C1-C4 in bird No. 1 and C8-C11 in No. 2, suggested cervical dislocation in a non-professional manner. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of abuse in a Spanish-breed fighting cock. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the identification of animal abuse cases in avian species which may lead to successful prosecutions in Spain and elsewhere.
PB Elsevier
YR 2022
FD 2022-05-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104331
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104331
LA eng
NO Agustín Rebollada-Merino, Carmen Bárcena, Lucía Barreno, Manuel Pizarro-Díaz, Lucas Domínguez, Antonio Rodríguez-Bertos, Animal abuse in Spanish-breed fighting cocks (Gallus gallus domesticus), Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, Volume 2, 2022, 100050, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiae.2022.100050.
NO 2023 Acuerdos transformativos CRUE
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 28 jul 2024