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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,
Cockfighting Murder and Mayhem, Home Grown in the U.S.A.
The scale of the violence and crime is startling to fathom. In Mexico, gang leaders got inside an arena in March, sealed off exit routes, and
Animal Wellness Dismantling U.S. Cockfighting Industry
It hasn’t been a good week for cockfighting syndicates. More than a dozen animal-fighting enthusiasts in Kentucky face charges under federal law, while other members of
The Sun Finally Sets on Legal Cockfighting in the United States
It is rare moment when a nation enacts wholesale prohibitions upon a widespread, lucrative form of animal exploitation. Today, after decades of campaigning to deliver that
Despite 2007 Ban, New Mexico Remains A Cockfighting Hub
AWA Investigation Shows Brisk Movement of Fighting Animals to Mexico, Close Associations with Major Alabama Cockfighting Players New Mexico continues to be a major hub for
Puerto Rico Must Stop Defying U.S. Laws Against Staged Animal Fighting
Spectators stir, unroll wads of cash, and finish up their side bets as a pulley lowers two roosters in a partitioned plastic cage from the ceiling