Cockfighting

MASSIVE Cockfighting Ring Busted In Keys

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Video, Spca, Cockfighting, Miami News, Keys News, Monroe County, Animals, 250 Chickens, Narcotics Investigation, Key West Jorge Blanco, Florida Keys News, Jorge Blanco Cockfight, Miami News

During a drug bust at Rockland Key apartments on Thursday, Monroe County Sheriff investigators stumbled upon what appeared to be a massive cockfightin...

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Police Find Pot, 22 'Fighting Roosters' At Man's Home

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Weapons Charges, Possession Arrest, Chicago Crime, Cockfighting, Woodstock Crime, Anthony Jayne Arrested, Anthony Jayne Woodstock, Anthony Jayne, Fighting Roosters, Chicago News

A 54-year-old Woodstock, Ill. man was arrested after a police raid on his property turned up drugs, weapons and 22 fighting roosters. Anthony Jayne...

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Sheriff: 3 Shot To Death At Texas Cockfight

AP | CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Illegal Cockfighting, Murder, Texas, Video, Texas Crime, La Blanca, Cockfighting, Three Dead Texas Cockfight, Cockfight, Texas Cockfighting Murder, Crime News

EDCOUCH, Texas — Masked gunmen opened fire during an illegal cockfight at a Texas ranch near Mexico early Thursday, killing three people and wou...

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Vick Tackles Cockfighting

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Cockfighting Laws, Alabama Cockfighting, Mike Vick Cockfighting, Cockfighting Alabama, Cockfighting, Alabama Cockfighting Laws, Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Vick, Michael Vick Cockfighting, Mike Vick, Vick Cockfighting, Video, Sports News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has made another effort to say animal cruelty is wrong, urging Alabama lawmakers to i...

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750 Roosters Found During Cockfighting Training Bust

Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Cockfighting Laws, Ramiro Marin Joliet, Chicago Crime, Geraldo Ortiz Joliet, Cockfighting, Homer Glen Roosters, Ramiro Marin, Geraldo Ortiz, Roosters, Homer Glen Cockfighting, Cockfighting Bust, Chicago Cockfighting, Chicago News

Two suburban Chicago men were arrested Tuesday after police discovered a cockfighting training center that involved about 750 roosters. Geraldo Ort...

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Ecuadorian Bullfighters Have A Cow Over Proposed Bull-Killing Ban

AOL Weird News | David Moye | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Weird Ecuador, Union of Bullfighters, Bullfighting Protest, Ecuador President Rafael Correa, Weird Animals, Cockfighting, Ecuador Bullfighting Ban, Weird Sports, Bullfighting Ban, Ecuador Bullfighters, Weird News News

Bullfighters in Ecuador are seeing red over a ballot referendum that, if passed, will ban the traditional killing of bulls at the end of bullfights. ...

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Justice for Mistreated Animals in Florida and Arizona

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Animal Hoarding, Animal Rescue, Florida, Law Enforcement, Arizona, Cockfighting, Dogfighting, Green News

We were happy to hear about meaningful criminal charges brought in two cases this week, after HSUS staff helped uncover a large animal fighting operation in Florida and rescue more than 200 animals in a hoarding case in Arizona.

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Joe Arpaio And Steven Seagal Will Crush Your Cockfighting Ring With Tanks And Robots

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reality Television, Eat the Press, Hysteria, Cockfighting, Joe Arpaio, Steven Seagal, Steven-Seagal-Lawman, Radley-Balko, Politics News

What is America to do about the epidemic of cockfighting that might be undermining our liberties at home, maybe? Well, if you're wondering, Arizo...

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New Investigation Finds Cockfighters Flocking to Texas

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, Crime, Legislation, Cockfighting, Animal Fighting, Rooster, Dogfighting, Animal Abuse, Politics News

Roosters were forced to fight to the death even when they were hobbled with broken legs. One rooster that lost his fight was hung upside down by his leg and clubbed with a tree branch.

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1,000 Roosters Killed After Cockfighting Bust

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty Roosters, Roosters Killed, Ventura County Cockfighting, Cockfighting, Killed Roosters, Ventura County Roosters, Animals, Cockfighting Bust, California Roosters, Michael Lim, Luis Manzana, Roosters Euthanized, Birds, 1000 Roosters Killed, Green News

VENTURA, Calif. — About 1,000 roosters confiscated during the weekend bust of a Ventura County cockfighting ring have been euthanized. The Vent...

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Advances Against Gruesome Shark Finning, Animal Fighting

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, Humane Society of the United States, Congress, Cockfighting, President Obama, Shark Finning, Conservation, Dallas, Sharks, Animal Fighting, Green News

In what is the third great outcome of the lame-duck session, Congress today gave final approval to legislation to stop the gruesome practice of shark finning in American waters.

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Blood Sports More Prevalent Than People Think

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Blood Sports, Aspca, Terry Mills, Animal Rights, Dog Fighting, Cockfighting, New York News

Animal fighting is one of the most horrific forms of animal cruelty, and perhaps the ultimate betrayal of the human-animal bond.

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"Hot in Kansas City" - And the Rest of Missouri

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition B, Animal Cruelty, Betty White, Puppy Mills, Cockfighting, Farm Bureau, Missouri, Puppies, Agribusiness, Dogs, Robocalls, Politics News

Today, Betty White left a warm and positive phone message (listen here) with about a half million Missouri women voters in support of Prop B -- a diff...

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Hate Mail and Cockfighting in America (VIDEO)

Harmon Leon | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Blood Sport, Louisiana, Louisiana Cockfighting, Cockfighting, Cockfight, Cajun Culture, Cajun, Cockfighting-Bust, Video, Healthy Living News

A while back, I ventured deep into the Louisiana Bayou in order to make a documentary on cockfighting. When I posted the video, I got a slew of irate comments.

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Ohio Landmark: Behind the Animal Welfare Agreement

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Factory Farming, Ballot Initiative, Farm Bureau, Cockfighting, Agriculture, Farm Animals, Battery Cages, Veal Crates, Ted Strickland, Animal Welfare, Gestation Crates, Puppy Mills, Ohio, Downer Cows, Exotic Animals, Animal Protection, Factory Farms, Green News

In an agreement forged Wednesday, we were able to come to an agreement where all three parties have committed to recommend the enactment of a series of eight landmark reforms on animal welfare.

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Agreement Reached on Ohio Animal Welfare Reforms

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exotic Animals, Factory Farming, Farm Animals, Agriculture, Farm Bureau, Ohio, Factory Farms, Downer Cows, Gestation Crates, Veal Crates, Ted Strickland, Animal Welfare, Puppy Mills, Cockfighting, Battery Cages, Animal Protection, Green News

I just stepped away from a press conference in the Cabinet Room of Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland where he, Ohio Farm Bureau official Jack Fisher and I announced a historic agreement on animal welfare in the state.

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Coyote & Fox Penning: A Blood "Sport" That Must End

Camilla Fox | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coyotes, Michael Vick Animal Cruelty, Fox Penning, Foxes, Dog Fighting, Coyote Penning, Cockfighting, Green News

It's time again for society to stand up, and shout a collective NO to another cruel, unethical and dangerous blood sport. Our shock and outrage can help relegate coyote and fox pens to their rightful place in America's dark past.

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Riverside Cockfighting Bust: 30 Cited In Raid Near Salton Sea, Dozens Of Roosters Euthanized

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Riverside Cockfighting, Salton Sea Cockfighting, Cockfighting Bust, Cockfighting, North Shore, Rooster, Riverside County, Animal Rights, Animal Cruelty, Los Angeles News

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities in Southern California's Riverside County say 30 people have been cited and more than three dozen roosters eutha...

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Cockfighting Bust: Over 600 Chickens Seized In Raid

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cockfighting, Cockfighting Bust, Chickens, Roosters, Yucaipa, San Bernandino, Humane Society, Los Angeles News

YUCAIPA, Calif. — Sheriff's deputies have seized more than 600 chickens that authorities believe were being trained for cockfighting from a Sout...

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Supreme Court Hears First Amendment Case in Selling of Dogfight Videos

The New York Times | ADAM LIPTAK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Animal Cruelty, Arguments, First Amendment, Dogfighting, Cockfighting, Free Speech, Crush Videos, Bullfighting, Pate, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wanted to know if Congress could ban a "Human Sacrifice Channel" on cable television. Justice Ruth Bader G...

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