Animal sanctuary that took in roosters from Buckley cockfighting ring say they are not aggressive

Heartwood Haven took in more than 100 roosters from the illegal operation and is looking to adopt them into loving homes.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — For the last two weeks, Heartwood Haven has cared for more than 100 roosters seized from a cockfighting ring bust in Buckley. The nonprofit animal rescue and sanctuary couldn’t publicize it was holding the birds for Pierce County Animal Control until the courts officially released them. Now, the work begins to find new, loving homes for the roosters.

RELATED: Heartwood Haven Adoption Form

“They are trained and traumatized to fight one another,” Kate Tsyrklevich, co-founder and executive director of

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