Two men who were involved in illegal cockfighting, in which cockerels were being trained on treadmills, have been sentenced. Hugh Steele, 53, and Douglas Price, 34, both of Poplar Meadow, Sleaford ...

The pair, whose operation was discovered by Lincolnshire police and the RSPCA, kept dozens of cockerels, hens and chicks in dark, cramped and unclean conditions that left them vulnerable to disease.

The pair, whose operation was discovered by Lincolnshire police and the RSPCA, kept dozens of cockerels, hens and chicks in dark, cramped and unclean conditions that left them vulnerable to disease.

Hugh Steele, 53, and Douglas Price, 34, both of Poplar Meadow, Sleaford Road, Beckingham, Lincolnshire, were found by officers to have dozens of cockerels, hens and chicks in enclosures along with ...