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By Helen Freund, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

When an anonymous call came in reporting that a home in eastern New Orleans was illegally harboring more than 50 roosters, authorities with the Louisiana SPCA didn’t suspect that they had been tipped to the largest animal seizure in its 125 year history.

Officials say they found more than 500 roosters and other birds in a raid Wednesday on a property authorities suspect was a breeding ground for a large, underground cockfighting operation.

“It’s unbelievable how many there are,” LASPCA spokesman Jeffrey Elizardi said Wednesday, while members were still in the process of rounding up the birds and transporting them via an 18-wheeler and a large 20-foot vehicle. “We’ve collected about 450 roosters so far — but there must be 700 or 800 in total,” Elizardi said.

New Orleans Police arrested 47-year-old Trinh Tran during the seizure. Tran was booked on charges of felony cruelty to an animal and cockfighting charges. Tran was also slapped with a misdemeanor citation for being in possession of exotic animals, which without a permit, is illegal in the state of Louisiana.

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