菲律宾警察因被指控杀害被控作弊的斗鸡者而被逮捕。 Philippine police officers are arrested for alleged killings of cockfighters accused of cheating.

15名菲律宾警官因据称绑架和杀害至少34名被控2021年至2022年期间作弊的斗鸡士而被逮捕。 Fifteen Philippine police officers are under arrest over allegations of abducting and killing at least 34 cockfighters accused of cheating between 2021 and 2022. 据报告,在Taal湖发现尸体被扔弃或焚烧。 Bodies were reportedly found dumped in Taal Lake or burned. 一个关键证人,“Totoy”, 指控一个赌博大亨策划杀人, 导致对商人和其他人提出刑事控诉。 A key witness, "Totoy," accused a gambling tycoon of orchestrating the killings, leading to criminal complaints against the businessman and others. 虽然在西方国家因为对动物的残忍而被禁止,但在东南亚,拉丁美洲和欧洲的部分地区仍然很受欢迎. Cockfighting, though banned in Western countries due to animal cruelty concerns, remains popular in parts of Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Europe.