Roosters are in search of a home

One of 20 roosters that is looking for a new home after being rescued from a cockfight ring. (Pima County Animal Care Center/Submitted)

Twenty roosters rescued from a cockfighting ring are up for adoption. Pima Animal Care Center is looking for people who have a safe home willing to adopt a rooster.

Kayleigh Murdock, the PACC public information officer, said roosters are easy to care for.

"Roosters are friendly and easy to handle," she said. "They’re good for bird-specific people…people who are rooster-savvy."

The roosters were available starting June 1. There is currently no cost to take on a rooster, and to help ease the transition, all adopters will be given a harness and a crate, provided by the nonprofit partner to PACC, Friends of Pima Animal Care Center. Additionally, the roosters are microchipped.

Murdock said that roosters are friendly creatures and make great pets. To take care of a rooster, she recommends basic necessities such as food, water, a clean area, and some interaction.

"They need the basics like any other animal… but they’re not super demanding animals," Murdock added.

To adopt a rooster, the adopter must live outside of city limits and have no other roosters on their property or the roosters must be able to be kept separate. Send an email to [email protected] with the subject "Rooster adoption."

"We would want to talk with you about what your situation looks like, one of the things we’d say is we don't want the roosters to go to a home with another rooster… or they would need to be kept separated," she said.

PACC has rescued many roosters from cockfighting rings, and the results were positive.

"We’ve had roosters before that came from bad situations and they’ve gone on to be great pets," she said.

PACC is the only open-admission shelter in Pima County so any animal that needs a place to stay is welcome there. They have hundreds of animals available to adopt or foster. All adoptions are currently free of charge other than adult dogs which are a $20 licensing fee.

"Any animal that needs a place to go comes to our doors," Murdock said.

Because PACC is open admission, there are a variety of pets available such as dogs, cats, rabbits and ducks. PACC works hard to find safe homes for rescued animals. For anyone interested in supporting their cause, they can adopt, foster, volunteer, or donate to aid in finding homes for homeless animals.

PACC

4000 N. Silverbell Road, Tucson

520-724-5900

pima.gov/animalcare

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