There has been pushback from animal rights groups over a video the Governor made where he supports the game fowl industry. Critics say the Governor is supporting the illegal sport of cockfighting. On ...
Amid concerns that state legislators may roll back rules regarding the business of breeding and trading game fowl, animal-welfare activists with two partner organizations -- Animal Wellness Action and ...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Game Fowl Commission has been ordered to dissolve and to pay thousands of dollars in penalties. All of this is in addition to the group's leader, Anthony DeVore, ...
The practice of cockfighting, where two roosters battle each other, has been around since the Roman Empire. In the U.S., it's illegal at both the federal and state levels, but thousands of game fowl ...
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 ...