Kentucky State Police Charge Fifty-Four Individuals for Cruelty to Animals in Casey County

Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 in Columbia investigated an animal cruelty complaint reported in Casey County on Saturday, January 4, 2025. As a result of the investigation, fifty-four individuals have been charged for their involvement in the incident yesterday morning in the Dunnville community of Casey County. 

On January 4, 2025, at 11:10 A.M. EST, KSP Post 15 received a call from an individual stating an organized chicken-fighting event was currently active at a property on Riffe Creek Road. Troopers responded to the property and made contact with numerous individuals involved in a chicken-fighting event.

Troopers shut down the event while at the property. Fifty-four individuals were charged with Cruelty to Animals 2nd Degree and cited to Casey County District Court.