As many as 3,000 birds were seized and more than 70 people rounded up in " Operation Angry Birds ," the largest cockfighting takedown and rooster rescue in state history, ... roosters may fight over territory or mates but such battles are usually brief and relatively harmless.
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... 'Operation Angry Birds' nets 3,000 birds in New York ... Nine people were arrested and some 3,000 fighting roosters and hens rescued when New York authorities busted a cockfighting ring they said was one of the ... where thousands of roosters and hens were kept ...