Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and burden on law enforcement Riverside County — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that two Riverside County brothers are facing multiple felony charges after being caught with fighting birds and cockfighting equipment including “gaffs” which are razor-sharp steel … Read more
Animal Fighting is the Pits
Chance Campo, a district leader for the cockfighting front group that donated tens of thousands of dollars to Oklahoma lawmakers to decriminalize staged animal fights and associated crimes, arrested and charged by Carter County law enforcement. Oklahoma City — Carter County prosecutors charged seven men, including a leader of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, with felony … Read more
Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and burden on law enforcement Oregon — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that Lane County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant related to an illegal large-scale marijuana growing operation that also turned out to a cockfighting venue. Springfield … Read more
Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and burden on law enforcement Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that Miami-Dade police have arrested a 52-year-old man holding a bag filled with animal fighting equipment, including 56 knives or gaffs affixed to … Read more
Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and burden on law enforcement Washington — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that the Fauquier County Sherriff’s Office has seized 23 roosters and hens from a Summerduck home in connection with suspected cockfighting. The seizure followed earlier visits. … Read more
Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that a San Bernardino man was convicted as charged with four misdemeanor counts related to cockfighting and animal cruelty. Pedro Vasquez, 66, was in possession of 400 roosters with the majority for cockfighting. The animals were in … Read more
Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and burden on law enforcement Washington — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that 12 people were arrested and charged with cockfighting by authorities in Polk County, Texas. Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an illegal … Read more
Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Animal Wellness Foundation have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case Andrew Salas v. United States. The brief may be viewed here. The case, on appeal before the Ninth Circuit … Read more
Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and burden on law enforcement Washington, D..C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that county, state, and federal are collaborating on busting a cockfighting ring in southeast Georgia. So far, there have been 12 arrests, including for … Read more
Arrests come not long after Oklahoma lawmakers turned away attempts to weaken state anti-cockfighting law Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action issues this press release in response to news today that three men were arrested Saturday in Marshall County Oklahoma for illegal cockfighting. According to court documents, Herminio Mendoza, Jamie Bell, and Jackson Bell are … Read more