A property in San Jacinto County was raided by the SJCSO deputies after they received an animal cruelty report in the area. The deputies rounded up 19 men and seized numerous cockfighting effects.
Despite cockfighting being a tradition, Councilor Duron wants to regulate the practice in Iloilo City, citing the need to limit cockfighting hours as well as wanting to clarify how the city can benefit from cockfighting.
In Bradford, a farmer named Douglas Price was arrested after the RSPCA found injured birds on the man’s property. They also found footage of Price staging cockfights and training the birds to fight.
Cockfighting is a part of Mexican tradition. However, many critics and the public alike are calling for the activity to be prohibited. Mexicans who depend on cockfighting think otherwise.
Narra Police raided an illegal cockfighting activity in Barangay Dumangueña. The authorities arrested five suspects and seized roosters and cockfighting paraphernalia.
A fight broke out in an illegal cockfight in Maili and ended with two people dead. One of the suspects, a 16-year-old, is facing murder charges as an adult.
Guam Delegate James Moylan is seeking to repeal the federal ban on cockfighting in U.S. territories. Animal Wellness Action, an animal rights organization, strongly denounced Delegate Moylan’s actions.
Police finally apprehended six people who were allegedly involved in the disappearance of six cockfighters in Manila. The suspects have been hiding from the authorities since January.
Online cockfighting is still banned in the Philippines. Despite the prohibition, many are still operating illegal cockfighting platforms. The Philippine police has taken down around 102 websites that are still observing the activity.