Cockfighting is more than just a practice, it is also an industry that contributes significantly to many communities. However, more and more countries have started to ban the sport, and the prohibitions have placed a huge dent on numerous local economies.
After the years long effort by Andrew Salas to lift the cockfighting ban in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the US Court of Appeals held firm in retaining the prohibition, citing it is legal under federal law.