For years, animal advocates have warned that organizers of animal fighters are not just committing acts of unspeakable animal cruelty, but are engaged in even broader lawlessness.

A Clarke County man was sentenced Monday to 48 hours in jail for mistreating more than 100 chickens on his property and using them in cockfighting operations.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State and federal authorities have seized 47 dogs, many malnourished and bearing scars, that they suspect were used as part of a ...

AXTON, Va. – A man was arrested after a welfare call regarding several dogs revealed multiple abused animals in Axton on Oct. 23, Henry County Sheriff’s Office said. HCSO said deputies responded to ...

(The Center Square) – Despite strong laws against it, animal fighting – most commonly dogfighting and cockfighting – continues to surface in Pennsylvania and across the country. Advocates and law ...

MUNCIE, Ind. — A Muncie woman was arrested after she allegedly neglected more than 20 animals — and even used some of them for dogfighting. On Aug. 8, court documents say animal control officers and ...

State and federal authorities have seized 47 dogs, many malnourished and bearing scars, that they suspect were used as part of a substantial animal-fighting operation that had been set up between ...