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 ...

It was late November, one week before the start of the illicit cockfighting season, when thousands gathered inside the city of Cleveland’s expo arena for a game fowl festival. While cockfighting is ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Different gamecock breeds, including Hatch, Albany Grey, Sweater and Radio, are bred at this South Carolina farm. FILE THE (COLUMBIA) STATE Gamefowl breeders and fighters are opposing a state Senate ...