Canaries are territorial birds who prefer to be caged alone.http://www.birdcages.com/small-bird-cages/smallbirdcarearticle.cfm A canary fighting ring was busted when police raided a Connecticut home and saved 150 canaries and finches on July 26, 2009.
Nineteen people were arrested and were charged with animal cruelty and gambling. According to police, the birds were caged in a garage and canary matches were held in a fighting cage. The suspects were from Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts and some of the suspects spoke only Portuguese.http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/crime/news_wtnh_shelton_police_bust_canary_fighting_operation_200907270720
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A Connecticut canary fighting ring was broken up in July 2009
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Canaries are common pet birds
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Canaries were once used to detect dangerous gas in mines
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Canaries are very territorial
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Canaries prefer to be caged alone
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Male canaries often fight; Male and female canaries fight when it is not breeding season
