Cockfighting suspects in court 01/08/13 8a.m. TDH

7-people accused of animal cruelty are expected to appear in a san benito county courtroom today.  all are accused ot taking part in a cockfighting event, which was raided in late November.  About 70-fighting birds were seized from the frazier lake road property.  Some are facing charges of organizing the illegal event, while others are being charged as spectators.  A new law doubled the fine for cockfighting to 10-thousand dollars.