The Humane Society of the United States applauded the U.S. Senate for approving S. 1947, the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, by a voice vote. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Sens.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) — Animal welfare groups are applauding law enforcement for breaking up an alleged cockfighting ring, but want more done. After an undercover investigation, Animal ...

DELHI, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Several animal fighting rings and 15 dead roosters were found in Merced County following a marijuana operation, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The ...

A horse running loose led deputies to discover several dogs in poor condition behind a barn, after law enforcement received a call about an animal welfare check in Virginia. The Henry County Sheriff’s ...

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 ...

A jury trial began Monday for an Oklahoma man and former NFL player who is federally charged with running a dog fighting and trafficking operation after nearly 200 dogs were seized. The federal dog ...

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) rescued 47 dogs and seized drugs, guns, and money, charging four people with multiple offenses related to animal fighting and drug activities. The ...

Three men in Greenville County, South Carolina, have been arrested in connection with a multi-location dog fighting ring, deputies say. An investigation began on June 12, when animal control responded ...

Aug. 4 (UPI) --A federal jury in Oklahoma on Monday convicted a former NFL player on a half dozen animal abuse charges for breeding and selling fighting dogs. LeShon Eugene Johnson, 54, of Broken ...

A dog seized in a raid into a suspected dog fighting operation by the State Law Enforcement Division during the week of June 9, 2025, in Richland County. Courtesy of State Law Enforcement Division ...