Authorities, together with two animal welfare organizations, busted three cockfighting rings within 48 hours. Hundreds of fighting roosters were freed and rescued during the operations.

Last August 2024, New Jersey detectives busted an illegal cockfighting ring in Atlantic County. Today, prosecutors indicted almost 50 people who were allegedly involved in the cockfighting event.

California has strict laws against cockfighting, however, the activity still persists. To solve the problem and bolster penalties, Assemblymember Chris Rogers has introduced a Cockfighting Cruelty Act at the State Assembly.

Cockfighting is illegal in Hawai’i but breeding and raising fighting roosters is not. A rooster farm on the island of Kaua’i has been the subject of irritation of many residents on the island due to the noise of the birds, stoking up issues about underground…

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.

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.