Florida has an estimated 2,590 gamefowl farms, with annual sales of more than $70-million, according to a survey by the United Gamefowl Breeders Association. For years they have sold their birds in ...
Horseman's Park is usually the site of events involving thundering hooves, stunning horsemanship and folks wearing cowboy hats, chaps and spurs. On Saturday, organizers hope to use the space to ...
Raising roosters is big business. Now a push to ease penalties for cockfighting is ruffling feathers
Troy Thompson raises 2,000 to 3,000 roosters annually on his farm in Oklahoma. The birds are tethered to "teepees" when they're five to six months old. "If these aren't penned up, you know, they're ...
The cockfighting industry is in a state-by-state battle for survival and Texans who call themselves "cockers" aren't ready to go away quietly. In recent years, they've been some of the biggest ...
Nearly 20 years after Oklahoma voters outlawed cockfighting, gamefowl breeders and other advocates believe they have the political momentum to push for decriminalizing it next year — a first step ...
With spotty law enforcement crackdowns on cockfighting, weak criminal penalties and ties to international battle pits, the ...
TAHLEQUAH - Gary Gilliam has spent half his life caring for gamefowl and they've rewarded his efforts over the years, winning dozens of cockfights. But now he is in a fight of his own to keep the ...
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