The Arkansas House of Representatives approved on Monday a bill that would create the new offense of "unlawful rooster fighting." The chamber voted 69-13 in favor of House Bill 1611, by Rep. Justin ...
Amid concerns that state legislators may roll back rules regarding the business of breeding and trading game fowl, animal-welfare activists with two partner organizations -- Animal Wellness Action and ...
Animal rights group says they are concerned a proposed game fowl farm bill is intentionally deceptive and vague. Credit: Clément Bardot The state Legislature is set to consider a bill that a major ...
WILSON, Okla. — Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn’t uncommon to see hundreds of spectators packed into small arenas in rural parts of ...
A rooster is outfitted with plastic spurs ahead of a cockfight at Club Gallístico de Arecibo in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2019. Congress passed a ban on cockfighting in Puerto Rico and other U.S.
WILSON, Okla.WILSON, Okla. — Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn’t uncommon to see hundreds of spectators packed into small arenas in ...
Raising roosters is big business. Now a push to ease penalties for cockfighting is ruffling feathers
Troy Thompson raises 2,000 to 3,000 roosters annually on his farm in Oklahoma. The birds are tethered to "teepees" when they're five to six months old. "If these aren't penned up, you know, they're ...
Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn't uncommon to see hundreds of spectators packed into small arenas in rural parts of the state to watch ...
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