South L.A. man accused of running a cockfighting ring

A South Los Angeles man has been charged with running a cockfighting ring, the district attorney's office announced today.

Israel Ramirez, 52, was arrested Tuesday night on a warrant charging him with felony cockfighting, animal cruelty, possession of cockfighting paraphernalia and possession of birds with the intent to fight, officials said.

Los Angeles police received a tip last month about a cockfight in progress in the 1300 block of East 108th Street, according to a police report.

Officers apprehended Ramirez and 10 of about 30 spectators who ran from the scene.

-- Joanna Lin

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[Brien Comerford]

Cesar Chavez, the late Mexican American social justice icon, declared that dogfighting, cockfighting, hunting, rodeos and bullfighting were all atrocities rooted in violence and irreverence for life. He was also a humanitarian and huamne vegetarian who merits a National Holiday.