Arizona: Silvano Tena arrested for cockfighting, animal cruelty

ARIZONA -- A Phoenix man has been arrested in connection with cockfighting at his Phoenix house.

Phoenix police responded to a call of cockfighting near 63rd Avenue and Van Buren Street on Saturday and observed several injured roosters.

Police arrested 50-year-old Silvano Tena for 71 counts of animal cruelty.

The humane society arrived shortly after the arrest and rescued 71 animals from the property.

Tena admitted to owning the property and renting out individual pens for the roosters.

(ABC15 - June 8, 2015)

ARREST INFO: 
Full Name: Silvano Tena
Gender: Male
Birthdate: 11/13/1962
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 265 lbs
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: BROWN
Arrest Age:52
Date:06/06/2015
Agency: Maricopa County, Arizona
Charges
#1 ANIMAL CRUELTY/WORK ANIMAL