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.