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KY federal grand jury indicts six more cockfighters; is Mississippi next?

July 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Showing Animals Respect & Kindness tells Mississippi cockfighters & sheriffs “Cock-a-doodle-do!” LEXINGTON,  Kentucky––A federal grand jury on July 20,  2023 indicted six alleged cockfighters, cockpit owner/operators,  and recent targets of Showing Animals Respect & Kindness investigations for illegal cockfighting and gambling activities at Isom,  Letcher County,  Kentucky. Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] founder Steve […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Bill Estep, Brandon Honeycutt, Chris Prater, Henry Locke, Merritt Clifton, Robert Dwayne Baker, Steve Hindi, Tina M. Miller, Virgil G. Saylor, Wayne Pacelle

Murder at cockfights isn’t just a Hawaiian thing, animal groups tell Kentucky

April 20, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

And organized crime associated with cockfighting is not just a few rotten eggs             HONOLULU,  Hawaii––Five days after an alleged cockfight attendee shot five others in Māʻili,  Hawaii,  30 miles from Honolulu,  murdering two and wounding three,  the Hawaiian killings continued to both upstage and illustrate the efforts of Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Poultry Tagged With: Bill Estep, Jacob Borge, Kentucky State Police, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

Cockfighters cut deals & hack reporting doesn’t cut it in Kentucky

May 14, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Bill Estep of the Lexington Herald Leader is unapologetic about crediting wrong two groups with roles in busts;  does not name the right two             LEXINGTON, Kentucky––Cockfighting cases usually result in plea-bargained sentences. Few people,  if any,  might therefore have been surprised when alleged cockfighters Rickie D. Johnson,  55,  and Hiram B. Creech Jr.,  47,  […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Bald Rock, Bill Estep, Hiram B. Creech, Jacklyn R. Johnson, Lexington Herald Leader, Merritt Clifton, Monte Irby, Rickie D. Johnson, Wayne Pacelle

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