PROPERTY SEARCHED ON SUSPICION OF COCK FIGHTING

The BC SPCA executed a warrant at a Surrey property it believes was connected to cock fighting on Saturday. The society obtained the warrant under the suspicion an offence was committed under one of two sections of the criminal code. The first section outlines that any person who “in any manner encourages, aids, promotes, arranges, assists at, receives money for or takes part in” bird fighting, or trains, transports or breeds birds to fight is committing an offence. The second section states it is an offence to build, make, maintain or keep an area for animal fighting, or allow one to be established on a property the person owns or occupies. If convicted under a summary offence, a person faces a maximum $10,000 fine and up to 18 months in prison.