MAYS LANDING - An animal shelter here was prepared to take in four roosters rescued from a cockfighting ring. But Funny Farm Rescue and Sanctuary was surprised to receive five dozen instead. "We only ...

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — Miami-Dade deputies raided a fowl fighting ring Friday, arresting 42, seizing nearly $40K, and saving 72 roosters from a brutal fate. On Friday, deputies with the Miami-Dade ...

A Miami-Dade man was arrested after police said roosters and a cockfighting training ring were found at his home. Andres F. Laguardia, 52, was arrested Monday on charges of possessing or owning an ...

HOLTWOOD, Pa. — A Lancaster County woman has been charged with animal cruelty and neglect charges after recovering more than 20 roosters suspected to be part of a Maryland cockfighting ring from her ...

With spotty law enforcement crackdowns on cockfighting, weak criminal penalties and ties to international battle pits, the ...

MONROE, NJ The roosters were discovered by the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Fifty-five-year-old Julius Caesar Riel housed the birds in tepee-shaped huts, along with 129 ...

1 of 9 — rooster-receiving-rehab-at-vine-sanctuary-vermontpublic-hurley-20250605.JPG VINE Sanctuary in Springfield pioneered a once-rare form of rehabilitation for roosters rescued from cockfighting ...

State Assemblymember Chris Rogers (D- Santa Rosa) introduced a bill on Wednesday to bolster penalties for cockfighting, a crime that not only harms roosters but poses a public health risk by spreading ...