Our investigation documents how America has become the cockfighting breeding ground for the world, with the Philippines a central destination for U.S.-raised fighting animals There are moments in an investigation that sear themselves into memory. For our investigators at Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, that moment came inside the Smart … Read more
An Animal Wellness Action Investigation Bright lights. Corporate sponsors. And at the center — animals forced to kill each other. I stood surrounded by 10,000 spectators — almost all men — shouting and gesturing wildly inside a packed coliseum in Manila. On a raised dirt platform six men were preparing for the next fight. On … Read more
Humane advocates, egg and poultry farmers, and law enforcement officials need help in shutting down the animal fighting industry. It’s time for the hunting and environmental communities to step up. by Ted Williams Staged animal fights, in which dogs and roosters are bred and trained to tear each other to shreds for entertainment and gambling, … Read more
New Hampshire Sheriffs’ Association urges congressional delegation to back the FIGHT Act and Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act CONCORD, N.H. — The recent sentencing of a New Hampshire woman convicted for her role in a multistate cockfighting venture reminds federal lawmakers about the prevalence of animal fighting and the need for continuing attention to the problem. New Hampshire’s law … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action applauds the Nash County Sheriff’s Office and Nash County Animal Control for their decisive action that culminated in the removal of more than 650 roosters and the arrest of individuals allegedly involved in a large-scale cockfighting operation in Middlesex, N.C. Deputies responding to a warrant on January 20 discovered … Read more
Press Release SAN ANTONIO – Busts of cockfights in progress by the sheriffs of Bexar County and Freestone County are additional indicators of the extensive underground network of these illegal operations. They are also markers of the partnership between law enforcement and leading animal welfare groups intent on shutting down these organized criminal syndicates. Undercover … Read more
Animal Wellness Action has investigated this trade from the U.S. to the Philippines, uncovering a vast trade involving tens of thousands of animals for animal fighting derbies WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy lauded a bipartisan team of federal lawmakers for introducing H.R. 7371, the No Flight, No Fight Act, to … Read more
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police, Pennsylvania Sheriffs Assoc., Pennsylvania District Attorneys Assoc. join more than 500 other law enforcement agencies in calling on Congress to pass the FIGHT Act Fayette County, Pa. — In an extraordinary showing of unanimity by law enforcement from rural and urban parts of the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police, the Pennsylvania … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action today commends the federal sentencing of a defendant involved in an illegal cockfighting ring in Amarillo, Texas, underscoring the need for rigorous enforcement of animal cruelty laws and broader legislative tools to deter violent bloodsports. A federal judge has sentenced 49-year-old Salvador Sanchez Chavez to 11 months in federal prison … Read more
Press Statement EXPERT INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE Animal Wellness Action Applauds St. Landry Parish Council for Rejecting Cockfighting Legalization Scheme WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy commend the St. Landry Parish Council for rejecting a cockamamie and legally baseless proposal advanced by cockfighting advocates to undermine Louisiana’s longstanding ban on cockfighting. At … Read more