MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) _ Oklahoma gamefowl breeders filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday to declare a proposal to ban cockfighting unconstitutional and keep it from being placed on the statewide ballot.

The ex-president of the New York chapter of the United Gamefowl Breeders Association, which claims to raise the farm birds to compete as show birds, surrendered himself to the federal authorities ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kenny and Nancy Troiano have lived different lives but the Ramona couple have become equally dedicated to educating the public about chickens and other fowl, a topic that has come to the forefront ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Gamefowl breeders demanded legislation Wednesday that would exempt rural Oklahomans from a voter-approved ban on cockfighting, calling the blood sport part of the culture of rural ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The president of a game bird breeding organization was charged in New York federal court on Thursday with raising roosters for cockfighting. Thomas Carrano, 44, who heads up the ...

A rooster is outfitted with plastic spurs ahead of a cockfight at Club Gallístico de Arecibo in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2019. Congress passed a ban on cockfighting in Puerto Rico and other U.S.