Ohio law enforcement, humane groups, and agricultural groups want the FIGHT Act to complement local and state efforts to crack down on animal fighting Lorain County, OH — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applaud The Friendship Animal Protective League (FAPL) for its recent raid on an alleged cockfighting operation in … Read more
Animal Fighting is the Pits
Cruel bloodsport continues despite link to bird flu, calling for passage of national FIGHT Act to stiffen penalties Mays Landing, NJ — A grand jury in Atlantic County indicted 48 individuals Wednesday in connection with an illegal cockfighting operation, in which dozens of injured roosters, and dogs in poor condition were seized. Defendants were charged with … Read more
Press Release Groups note that cockfighting is a potential superspreader of H5N1 Louisville, KY — Leaders with Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), the Center for a Humane Economy, and Animal Wellness Action applauded the Kentucky State Police (KSP) for its latest arrest for an alleged illegal cockfighting operation. Yesterday, KSP Post 4 arrested and … Read more
Asheville, NC — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy say North Carolina’s anti-cockfighting law comes up short in helping law enforcement crack down on a crime wave of underground criminal networks involved in cockfighting. The state’s law is in urgent need of major repair in this year’s state legislative session in … Read more
Our multi-pronged assault on animal fighting requires your help Animal fighting is a parade of horrors. Dogfighters put dogs of the same weight in an enclosed pit and goad them to attack each other, with blood staining every inch of the pits and the contests sometimes lasting more than an hour. The people who stage … Read more
Agency response is gutting a key sector of agriculture, costing consumers and taxpayers more than $20 billion and doing little to stem spread of runaway bird flu H5N1 Washington, D.C. — In a letter sent today to Agriculture Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins, agricultural veterinarians and an executive from the Center for a Humane Economy and … Read more
Vaccinating birds, cracking down on cockfighting a good start The USDA’s response to the H5N1 crisis continues to be, in a word, a disaster. Bungled. Expensive. Deadly. And not protective of the American public. It’s a performance that should raise the hackles of every American, whether they care about animal welfare, their own health and … Read more
Press Release 10 birds seized, with arrests in Atoka and Murray counties Tulsa, OK — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded federal and local law enforcement in Southern Oklahoma for enforcing laws against illegal possession and transportation of fighting roosters for cockfighting. The interdiction, resulting in the arrest two Texas men … Read more
Press Release Had state lawmakers acted on a series of bills to make cockfighting a felony over the last decade, Johnny Ray Wilburn may not have committed a triple homicide. Nashville, TN — A notorious, twice-arrested Tennessee cockfighter murdered a family of three in Walland, Tenn., this weekend and then burned down their home, according … Read more
Cockfighting busts imperative given spread of bird flu threatening agriculture and human health Yucaipa, CA — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office for busting a criminal cockfighting operation yesterday in Yucaipa. The interdiction resulted in the arrest two men, detention of 33 others, and the seizure of … Read more