Press Release Senate committee preserves the state’s anti-cockfighting law after witnesses exposed a deceptive bill and the transparent motivations of its cockfighting boosters Little Rock, AK — Just two days after the Arkansas House of Representatives approved HB 1611 to roll back the state’s popular and comprehensive anti-cockfighting law, the Senate Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly quashed the … Read more
Press Release The state has one of the strongest laws in the nation, and HB 1611 would gut that law in a campaign organized and conducted by known Oklahoma cockfighters Little Rock, AK — Yesterday, at the same time that Arkansas House members passed HB 1611 to remove prohibitions against a wide range of cockfighting … Read more
Animal Wellness Action and SHARK investigators sniff out, document, and trigger break-up of fourth Texas cockfighting derby in March Dallas TX — For the fourth time in the last month, and acting on tips from concerned citizens, Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals and Kindness (SHARK) have been on site to document a series of … Read more
You can listen to this article here: Before then-National Football League phenom Michael Vick reminded the American public that dogfighting was an ongoing scourge, there was LeShon Johnson. The Oklahoma native and former NFL player ran Krazyside Kennels in the early 2000s and was convicted under state law in 2004 for his dogfighting ways. Yesterday, … Read more
This kind of robust enforcement, plus stronger anti-cruelty laws, is needed to wipeout animal-fighting ventures in America Broken Arrow, OK — Animal-welfare advocates applauded federal officials at the FBI and the Department of Justice for the arrest of Broken Arrow man Leshon Eugene Johnson, the former NFL running back and kick returner, following a grand … Read more
Incident is another indicator of the need for upgrade of state and federal laws to eradicate illegal staged animal fighting, animal welfare groups say Greenfield, CA — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Greenfield Police for making a cockfighting interdiction outside of city limits Friday night, where 40 … Read more
SHARK and Animal Wellness Action Sniff Out, Document, and Trigger Break-Up of Third Texas Cockfighting Derby During March Ferris, TX — For the third time in the last month, and acting on tips from concerned citizens, Showing Animals and Kindness (SHARK) and Animal Wellness Action were on site to document illegal cockfighting derbies in Texas … Read more
Press Release Texas is a hub for cockfighting, and the failure to act allows lawbreakers to commit more crimes in their communities Mount Pleasant, TX — Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) and Animal Wellness Action expressed grave disappointment that the Titus County Sheriffs’ Office failed to request a search warrant to enter a cockfighting … Read more
Animal fighting is bound up with murder, mayhem, lawlessness You can listen to this article here: Staged animal fighting is not only one of the most sickening forms of human cruelty, it is one of the most widespread. We concur with an assessment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that there may be 20 to … Read more
The FIGHT Act steps up enforcement to end barbaric, crime-infested fighting operations Polk County, FL — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Polk County sheriff’s deputies for acting swiftly and appropriately upon accidental discovery of an illegal animal fighting situation. Deputies had responded … Read more