The Civil Guard has charged three individuals in Campanet for animal abuse and professional intrusion after discovering a farm with 350 roosters, 70 of which had injuries from clandestine fights.
Agents from the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) of the Civil Guard have charged three individuals as presumed responsible for crimes of animal abuse and professional intrusion after discovering a farm in the Mallorcan municipality of Campanet where 350 Spanish fighting roosters were bred, of which more than 70 showed injuries consistent with illegal fights.
The investigation, which began as a routine inspection, resulted in the discovery of a fully equipped fighting arena, individual and shared cages, as well as two rooms filled with veterinary medicines and surgical instruments. According to sources from the Civil Guard, the materials would have been used to perform interventions without the required qualifications or legal authorization, such as the mutilation of combs and wattles, the replacement of spurs, and the treatment of wounds sustained during fights.
The farm, located in a rural area of Campanet, housed infrastructure prepared to keep hundreds of birds. The agents located around 350 specimens of the Spanish fighting breed, a species traditionally used in cockfighting. The most alarming fact was that more than 70 birds showed scars, wounds, and other signs that are presumably compatible with their participation in clandestine fights.
The images and the condition of some animals led investigators to intervene immediately. The affected roosters were seized to undergo a veterinary evaluation to determine the extent of the injuries and confirm their possible origin. The agents also confiscated the veterinary medicines and all the surgical materials found, items that will now be analyzed as part of the judicial proceedings.
One of the findings that drew the most attention was the location of a fighting arena, a specific facility for holding cockfights. According to the Civil Guard, the place showed numerous indications that it had been regularly used to organize confrontations between the animals, a practice prohibited and punished by current legislation in Spain. Investigators are now trying to determine how often these fights were allegedly held, as well as the possible existence of participants or spectators who attended the farm to watch the fights.
The investigation remains open, and new actions are not ruled out. The proceedings have already been sent to the competent judicial authority. The case once again highlights illegal cockfighting, a prohibited activity that continues to be pursued by law enforcement due to the severe suffering it causes to animals and the possible clandestine networks that may exist behind such practices.
For the residents of Campanet and the island, this incident serves as a reminder that these illegal practices still persist in rural areas. Authorities remind that any citizen can report suspicious activities related to animal abuse through the Civil Guard or SEPRONA hotline. The operation in Campanet demonstrates the importance of citizen collaboration and the work of security forces to eradicate these clandestine activities.
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