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129 facing charges over pigeon racing
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Taiwan authorities said yesterday that they would be prosecuting 129 people for illegal gambling on pigeon races — part of a broader investigation into the sport after animal rights group PETA filed complaints.
More than NT$66.6 million (US$2 million) was seized from the Fengyuan Pigeon Club in the central city of Taichung, according to the district prosecutors office.
US-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) submitted the results of its investigation last year to Taiwan authorities, saying pigeon racing killed 1.5 million birds a year on the island.
“This particular club we found to have gambling offenses but we didn’t find there’s a situation of animal abuse,” said Hung Jia-yuan, director of Taichung’s prosecutors office. However, he said, investigations would continue elsewhere.
The main suspects in the gambling case face a maximum of three years’ imprisonment, while others may be fined.
In a raid last month on a pigeon-racing club in the southern city of Kaohsiung, 35 people were prosecuted and about NT$18 million was confiscated.
PETA yesterday commended Taiwan authorities for cracking down on a cruel sport. It said a recent series of races by the Kaohsiung club started with 7,301 birds but had only 36 by the fifth race.
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