About 150 birds seized in canary fighting investigation

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Police seized approximately 150 birds and arrested 19 people in a Connecticut home Sunday in an investigation of alleged finch and canary fighting, the Shelton Police Department said.

In addition to the 150 birds -- mainly saffron finches -- police seized their cages and $8,000 in cash from a home in Shelton, said police Sgt. Robert Kozlowsky.

The 19 people, all originally from Brazil, are being charged with animal cruelty and illegal gambling, Kozlowsky said. The homeowner, Jurames Goulart, 42, was additionally charged with interfering with officers.

Shelton Police say they've never seen or heard of this kind of bird fighting before.

"This is new to us," Kozlowsky told CNN. "Finches are much easier to keep under the radar than roosters because they make less noise and they wouldn't arouse suspicions if someone had a lot of them."

Kozlowsky said police obtained a search warrant after a monthlong investigation and raided the home after receiving tips that an illegal fight was scheduled to take place.

Wayne Kasacek of the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, which helped remove the birds, said that at least four of the finches have eye injuries.

Saffron finches are canary-size birds native to South America.
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Canary/finch fighting? ...Really? Does this mean there's a market for my earthworm fighting ring?
 
Hm...I've heard about pitting dogs against each other, never heard of birds....either way, it's just as wrong.
 
X Dragoon said:
Hm...I've heard about pitting dogs against each other, never heard of birds....either way, it's just as wrong.
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I've heard of dog fighting, and cock fighting (fighting roosters), but never canary fighting...
Also, GrnMarvl13, I've got an earthworm arena ready with a few earthworms... they seem more interested in digging back into the dirt, but once I can train them to fight, you wanna make some bets?
 
Satoshi-kun said:
Also, GrnMarvl13, I've got an earthworm arena ready with a few earthworms... they seem more interested in digging back into the dirt, but once I can train them to fight, you wanna make some bets?
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Mine are seasoned vets, so I know where my money's going.
 
Wow 150!?

I wonder if this all started with pokemon fighting.
 
Satoshi-kun said:
Mine were raised in a compost pile, so don't underestimate them! They know how to scrap!
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Mine were all part of the same original worm. They're angry at being separated and hate everything but each other.
 
GrnMarvl13 said:
Mine were all part of the same original worm. They're angry at being separated and hate everything but each other.
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Shit. I think you might just have me beat... although mine might still turn yours into compost, so it could be a fair fight.

$aturn¥oshi said:
What? No beetle fighting?
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Look, with John and George dead, I think that a fight that is just between Paul and Ringo would be pretty boring. Oh wait, you said beetle, not Beatle.
 
Holy crap. I'm like pretty much every else, I didn't know there was such a thing.
 
I hope they named on of the 150 canary's Pikachu....

On a side note, how do canary's fight?
 
I like how people can make a joke out of this canary fighting. It is a real shame.
 
MetaSalamence said:
I like how people can make a joke out of this canary fighting. It is a real shame.
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Ah, then you'll like this:

Ahem.


Policeman (stares at birdcages): I tawt I taw a putty tat....
 
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