Press Release HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Animal Wellness Action applauds the Harris County Sheriff’s Office for its rapid and decisive response to a report from Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) of alleged rooster fighting in Crosby, Texas, resulting in the discovery of hundreds of live roosters and numerous deceased birds at a property where … Read more
Napa, Calif. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy commended the Napa County Board of Supervisors for its unanimous passage of a new ordinance that will significantly tighten rooster ownership regulations across unincorporated areas of the county. The ordinance is designed to curb public nuisances, deter illegal cockfighting activity, and protect community … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action today applauded the MSPCA-Angell Law Enforcement and the Massachusetts State Police for executing a warrant as part of a successful investigation that led to the seizure of more than 60 birds from a suspected cockfighting operation in Springfield, Mass. “The MSPCA action sends a clear message that the Commonwealth will … Read more
The series of investigations uncover a massive organized criminal network of cockfighting farms, fighting pits, and fighting-animal shipping locations Odessa, Texas — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) today released evidence from an undercover investigation conducted this past weekend that uncovered an extensive cockfighting operation in … Read more
Association representing sheriffs in all 10 Granite State counties urges congressional delegation to pass legislation to strengthen enforcement against cockfighting and dogfighting. CONCORD, N.H. — Declaring that staged animal fighting “remains a significant threat to public safety, animal welfare, and lawful commerce,” the New Hampshire Sheriff’s Association (NHSA) has formally endorsed the federal FIGHT Act, a … Read more
WASHINGTON — Animal Wellness Action applauds the swift and decisive action by Provo Police Department and other law enforcement agencies that led to the arrest of 17 individuals and the seizure of more than 50 dead roosters in a large-scale illegal cockfighting operation in Provo, Utah. According to police, officers initiated a welfare check at a … Read more
Etsy Removes Cockfighting Implements — but eBay Refuses to Act. After our investigators uncovered that Etsy was illegally allowing its platform to be used for trafficking cockfighting implements—razor-sharp weapons strapped to birds’ legs to intensify bloodletting and cruelty—the company responded and removed the contraband earlier this month. But our investigation uncovered an even more consequential … Read more
Press Statement HOUSTON — Animal Wellness Action commended law enforcement in Texas for taking decisive action this Thanksgiving weekend against barbaric and illegal animal-fighting operations. Officials at the Washington D.C.-based animal-welfare nonprofit saluted deputies in the Harris County Sheriff’s Office for their swift response to a tip about a cockfighting ring on Little York Road in … Read more
One more bust in the “Cockfighting Corridor” between Tulsa and Dallas ALVARADO, Texas — In the wake of a report last month that identified an extensive criminal network of illegal cockfighting operations clustered between Tulsa and Dallas, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office raided a Thanksgiving Day cockfighting derby in Alvarado, arresting 25 people and seizing more … Read more
Seven Arrested; More Than 30 Live Birds Seized in Connecticut Illegal Animal-Fighting Bust WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wayne Pacelle, a native of New Haven and now president of Animal Wellness Action, today praised the West Haven Police Department for swiftly dismantling an illegal cockfighting operation over the weekend, calling the incident a stark reminder that animal-fighting trafficking networks … Read more
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