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.
Authorities rounded up 12 individuals during a cockfighting bust in Carter County last June. The people apprehended have now appeared in an Ardmore courtroom to begin the proceedings for the charges they face.
A man who was arrested in an illegal cockfighting raid in Kentucky was sentenced by a judge to a year and one day in jail due to asking a witness to lie in the case. The man was also fined 1,000 USD.
A woman in North Fort Myers was arrested for running an underground cockfighting operation. Authorities found multiple roosters in the woman’s property, with most of the animals sustaining injuries from fights.
Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, an animal rights group, submitted a drone footage of an illegal cockfighting ring in Delaware to the local police. Two people were arrested after a search of the property.
Customs and Border Patrol officers discovered six packages containing nearly a hundred rooster blades inside a vehicle. The driver had been attempting to cross the Juarez-Lincoln bridge when his vehicle was referred for a secondary inspection.
Chance Campo, the District Director of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, was charged with felony offenses related to cockfighting. Seven other people face the same charges as him. Four others were charged with misdemeanor offenses.
Two residential properties in Riverside County were searched by authorities. Throughout the search, the RSCO found multiple firearms as well as live roosters and cockfighting effects.
Authorities busted illegal marijuana growing and cockfighting operations at two properties in Cottage Grove. According to the report, cockfights were held at one of the properties several times a year.