The Norman Police Department were called to a property in Cedar Lane after a report that dogs were kept in a barn that caught on fire. The responding officers discovered a cockfighting pit, 77 roosters, and several cockfighting paraphernalia, leading them to arrest two individuals.

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.

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.

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.

Col. Tom Pool, a US Army veterinarian and a long-time supporter of Gov. Kevin Stitt, slammed the Governor for his recent video in support of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission.