Gamefowl breeding is one of the pillars of the cockfighting industry. It is a thriving line of business, especially in regions where cockfighting is legal. While it is niche, breeding gamefowl has a significant contribution to the economy.
A Doylestown woman, charged with operating an illegal cockfighting ring, may get the chance to have her arrest record expunged if she completes a 12-month rehabilitation program that a judge allowed her to enter.
Numerous participants and enthusiasts of cockfighting are raising various concerns as the incoming Trump administration’s plans to mass deport illegal immigrants are looming in the horizon.
Physical training, conditioning, and a highly specialized diet are necessary to improve a gamefowl’s performance in the cockfighting pit. Aside from those though, it’s also important to build up a bird’s mental fortitude to strengthen them further. Here’s how to do that.
Not all chickens are made to stand in a fighting pit. Fighting roosters vastly differ from regular chickens in several physical aspects, and these traits help breeders, farmers, or enthusiasts distinguish one from the other.
With cockfighting being around for so long, one has to wonder if training roosters in the past was different compared to now. In this article, we took a look at how much rooster training has changed over the years.
Cockfighting is considered one of the oldest blood sports around, however, many do not see it as such, especially when compared to more legitimate sports. In this article, we took a dive into the economics of cockfighting relative to other sports.
Pima Sheriff’s County Deputies were responding to a theft report at a property when they observed evidence that suggested illegal cockfights took place there. They seized around 280 chickens, all of which are now under the custody of the Pima Animal Care Center.
Since January, federal agents have busted various cockfighting rings across the United States. The latest bust happened in Rhode Island, with around six people getting arrested.