Gamefowl farmers in Oklahoma are calling for an ease in penalties in cockfighting, citing that while they don’t engage in any illegal activity, many think that they do. Animal rights groups and activists are pushing back against these calls.
Police raided a property in Eastern Washington, seizing around 60 roosters and transferring them to an animal rescue group. The authorities found during the raid that a prison gang is allegedly behind the cockfighting ring.
A property in Doylestown was raided by the Plumstead Township Police Department and found around 25 people in attendance. The Bucks County SPCA were also at the scene and saved about 50 chickens.
Research has shown that chickens feel fear. With this data, animal rights groups say that it is reasonable to claim that fighting chicken know when they’re entered in a cockfight, and it is enough to dole out harsher penalties for those who engage in this…
After receiving a tip about illegal cockfighting operations a property along San Juan Grande Road, deputies of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant and confiscated around 350 birds.
Animal rights supporters are worried as the Oklahoma House cleared a proposal that aims to reduce cockfighting penalties in the state. Gamefowl farmers, on the other hand, welcome the news.
Animal welfare groups alerted Adair County authorities to an alleged cockfight set to take place within the county but the according to a volunteer of one of the group, the officials never acted on the report.
The Office of the Ombudsman handed down administrative cases to the mayor of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, and a couple of barangay officials for holding tari-tari or illegal small-scale cockfight operations. The officials were also charged with the criminal aspect of the same cases.
In Eastern Kentucky, a man who was the operator of a major cockfighting venue plead guilty in federal court. He also agreed to dismantle the cockfighting facility.