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Dogfighting and Cockfighting:
A Double Dose of Murder and Mayhem, Cruelty and Contagion
Animal fighting responsible for viral and violence spillovers in our communities Every cockfight or dogfight ends with animal victims. That’s the point of the staged combat.

Pro-Cockfighting Bills Expected to Fail in Oklahoma Legislature
STATE LEGISLATIVE NEWS ANALYSIS The measures are likely to meet same fate as prior years’ efforts to unwind the state’s most important anti-cruelty law In Oklahoma,

Lovers or fighters? When it comes roosters, the answer is both
A Q&A with Jewel Johnson of Rooster Sanctuary at Danzig’s Roost Cockfighting is cruelty in its purest form. Cockfighters strap knives or gaffs (curved, razor-sharp picks)

New Report Reveals Urgent Zoonotic Disease Threats from Cockfighting to Avian Wellness and Agriculture
Typically, Thanksgiving isn’t just rough on turkeys, but also on chickens. It’s opening day for the months-long cockfighting season, with action taking place at hundreds of

Federal Courts Have Ruled That the United States Has Expansive Authority to Crack Down on Dogfighting and Cockfighting
A Summary of Jurisprudence on Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act A key portion of the Animal Welfare Act (Act) has weathered multiple legal challenges

National Legislation Introduced to Allow Citizen Suits to Crack Down on Staged Animal Fights
Lawmakers also seek to choke off transport of adult roosters through U.S. mail When Tom Pool, D.V.M., retired earlier this year as Territorial Veterinarian for Guam,