Animal rights activists detained for cockfighting


Turkish police raiding an animal rights nongovernmental organization (NGO) called Association for Protection of Poultry in northern Turkey's Zonguldak province, revealed members of the NGO used the premises for a cockfighting event. Twenty people were handed down fines while bloodied cocks were treated by veterinarians. The police found an arena for fighting, electronic scoreboard and stands for audience in the association's headquarters.