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Items linked to cock fighting seized in Tipperary

An Garda Siochana Tipperary
Gaff blades were among the items seized

Gardaí have seized a number of items linked to cock fighting following a search in Tipperary town.

Bird cages, medication, illegal substances and a number of gaffs were recovered.

A gaff is a type of blade that is attached to a rooster's leg before a fight.

The multi-agency operation involved Tipperary County Council, the National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Department of Agriculture.

An Garda Siochana Tipperary
The items were seized following a search in Tipperary town

No animals were recovered at the premises and gardaí say no arrests have been made.

It added that it is liaising with the Department of Agriculture on the issue.