Target: Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Goal: Fully prosecute allegations of industrial-scale cockfighting involving thousands of roosters and dismantle any wider network proven to have bred, supplied, or fought animals for blood sport.
Several thousand roosters were reportedly discovered during a law enforcement search of a 10-acre agricultural property. Investigators also say they documented training rings, artificial gaffs, and specialized equipment associated with cockfighting. Authorities are examining whether the property functioned as a large-scale operation where birds were allegedly bred and prepared for violent fights.
Carlos Rafael Lezcano has been charged with felony animal cruelty, animal fighting involving the possession or breeding of roosters, and tampering with physical evidence, along with a misdemeanor resisting charge. Prosecutors allege that Lezcano was connected to part of the suspected operation. He has not been convicted, and every charge remains subject to proof in court.
The investigation should reach beyond one defendant if the evidence reveals a larger network. Financial records, property documents, communications, attendance records, breeding connections, and physical evidence should be used to identify anyone who may have supplied birds, organized fights, financed events, or profited from them. If wrongdoing is proven, pursue serious penalties against every responsible participant.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear State Attorney Fernandez Rundle,
Investigators reportedly discovered several thousand roosters alongside training rings, artificial gaffs, and other equipment associated with organized cockfighting. Authorities allege that birds on the property were being bred or maintained for illegal animal fighting.
Carlos Rafael Lezcano faces multiple felony charges, including animal cruelty and animal fighting. Please ensure prosecutors fully examine the physical evidence, financial records, property logs, communications, and any information identifying additional alleged participants.
If the charges are proven beyond a reasonable doubt, seek meaningful penalties and pursue every additional participant supported by the evidence. Thousands of birds should not be bred, armed, injured, and exploited for blood sport while organizers or financiers escape accountability. Dismantle any cockfighting network proven to have operated through this property.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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