Good news from the Department of Justice on both the cockfighting & dog fighting fronts––but what took so long? BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky; MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma––September 10, 2026 brought dramatic demonstrations both in the Appalachians and on the Great Plains of why Congress needs to pass––and enforce––the FIGHT Act to knock the money out of cockfighting and […]
Oklahoma cockfighters & dogfighters lose three in a row
Justin Humphrey & Anthony DeVore defeated in primaries; Julius Deane Griffin sent to prison. Streak in dogfighting lingo makes law & order a “Grand Champion.” ATOKA & TULSA, Oklahoma––If the Oklahoma Republican primaries had been a cockfighting derby, ten-year Oklahoma District 19 incumbent Justin Humphrey, a longtime proponent of re-legalizing cockfighting––and of selling licenses to […]
Pigs win U.S. Senate bean-shooter “Showdown at the Not OK Coral”
The Save Our Bacon Act, or SOB Act, fails to advance WASHINGTON D.C.––The much anticipated August 6, 2026 “Showdown at the Not Okay Corral” might as well have been fought with bean shooters––SNAP bean shooters––for all that the outcome meant toward passing a 2026 Farm Bill. The 2026 Farm Bill failed by an 11-10 vote […]
Showdown day at the Not Okay Corral comes to Congress
The “Save Our Bacon Act” a.k.a. the “SOB Act,” and the FIGHT Act head a long list of Farm Bill 2026 showdown items WASHINGTON D.C.––Thursday, August 6, 2026 is mark-up and amendment day, for reconciliation of the Senate and House of Representatives versions 2026 Farm Bill. That makes August 6, 2026 the showdown day at […]
Feds bust Louisiana cop for allegedly retaliating against cockfighting witness
Cop apparently tried to forge documents to get witness deported as alleged illegal alien GULFPORT, Mississippi––Confirmation of probable collusion between cockfighters and elements of law enforcement surfaced in Gulfport, Mississippi on June 1, 2026, days after major cockfighting busts in Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. U.S. Federal Court magistrate judge Bradley Rath denied bond for Hammond, […]
Who was “CO-CONSPIRATOR 1” in Massachusetts dog fighting bust?
Five-year investigation brings charges against one suspect. Another was apparently already convicted. BOSTON, Massachusetts––”Beginning in 2021,” the affidavit of U.S. Department of Agriculture special investigator Christopher Robinson begins, “the United States initiated a criminal investigation of CO-CONSPIRATOR 1 for federal offenses related to dog fighting. “Law enforcement identified two Facebook accounts associated with CO-CONSPIRATOR 1. […]
How a pit bull lobby rewrote risk, research, & rescue, by Ed Boks
Architects of the Crisis: an evolving series on dog attack data, institutional denial, & how no‑kill lost its way How a pit bull lobby rewrote risk, research, & rescue follows up on How pit bulls became the currency of a hijacked no-kill agenda and When Dog Attack Data Are Ignored: Understanding Severe Injuries and Institutional […]
How pit bulls became the currency of a hijacked no-kill agenda, by Ed Boks
Pawns of a broken system: how national animal welfare groups undermined prevention, distorted data, & turned no-kill into a permanent crisis How pit bulls became the currency of a hijacked no-kill agenda follows up on When Dog Attack Data Are Ignored: Understanding Severe Injuries and Institutional Failures, posted by ANIMALS 24-7 on January 15, 2026. […]
New Year’s resolutions for animals, or just more political promises?
Europeans expect advances, Americans will have to defend gains, & Indian government dithers on WASHINGTON D.C.; LONDON; ROME; NEW DELHI––If political promises can be taken as New Year’s resolutions, 2026 might become an even better year for animals than was 2025. 2025 ended with a salute from Francisco Vásquez Neira, president of the international animal […]
Bondi promises federal prosecutors; Hochul protects horseshoe crabs
Can U.S. attorney general Bondi actually deliver? Can horseshoe crabs recover? NEW YORK, N.Y.––Which will help more animals, a December 20, 2025 promise by U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi on the Fox Network television show My View with Lara Trump to appoint federal prosecutors for Animal Welfare Act cases, not yet backed by money […]