Douglas Moorfield Jr. was found with scarred dogs, execution tools, blood-stained carpets from decades-old fighting ring. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett for handing down an 18-month sentence in federal prison to former Pentagon official and Department of Defense senior communications … Read more
Animal Fighting is the Pits
Arizona Sheriffs’ Association supports the FIGHT Act to step up enforcement and end barbaric, crime-infested fighting operations Pima County, AZ — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Pima County sheriff’s deputies for identifying and immediately busting a large-scale cockfighting operation they discovered when … Read more
Incident is another indicator of the need for federal law to eradicate illegal staged animal fighting, animal welfare groups say Sacramento County, CA — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office for uncovering a large-scale cockfighting ring with 200 fighting … Read more
Press Release Cockfighting deserves more than home detention, owing to cruelty involved and inherent threats to nearby communities Louisville, KY — Two national animal welfare groups say a federal judge came up short when he declined to impose any prison time for a cockfighting pit operator in eastern Kentucky. Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. … Read more
Incident is another indicator of the need for federal law to eradicate illegal staged animal fighting, animal welfare groups say Sacramento County, CA — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office for uncovering a large-scale cockfighting ring with 200 fighting … Read more
Deputies found 20 people at cockfight, including children Hermiston, OR — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, today applauded deputies from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office for arresting a man allegedly connected to a cockfighting ring in Hermiston. “We applaud Umatilla County Sheriff’s deputies who disrupted this barbaric and criminal cockfighting … Read more
There’s something wrong with this picture. Or, rather, this video. In 2019, Arkansas cockfighter John Slavin spoke freely on camera to two hosts from BNTV, a Philippines-based cockfighting network, at his farm near the Oklahoma border in western Arkansas about the prowess of his fighting birds. “We got sold out last year,” clarifying that his … Read more
Press Release These cockfighting operators have hatched a plan to try to decriminalize cockfighting in Arkansas and have lined up legislators to carry their pro-cockfighting legislation Little Rock, AR — Today, Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and its partner organizations released a damning investigation that reveals that illegal cockfighting is rampant in Arkansas, documenting that a … Read more
Detectives found fighting birds and a ring, and a training dummy at the Florida home Lee County, FL — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today applauded the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for arresting a man who was running a cockfighting ring in the backyard of a home on Texas Road … Read more
Law enforcement hit cockfight in Van Zandt — just the latest in a string of cockfighting busts occurring throughout the state Van Zandt County, TX — After a recent bust in Van Zandt County, Texas, animal welfare groups applauded local law enforcement officials for their work to shut down a suspected cockfighting ring. It is … Read more