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Feds indict 13 Kentucky cockfighters flushed out by SHARK; more busts likely

March 2, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Indictments do not mention February 25,  2022 FBI raid in Whitesburg,  Kentucky             LONDON, Kentucky––Eight alleged cockfight organizers and five alleged cockfighters were indicted for federal felonies in grand jury indictments issued on February 24,  2022 in London,  Kentucky,  unsealed on March 1,  2022. Citing more than a dozen alleged specific dates of cockfights held […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Beachel Collett, Bradley Cye Rose, Dallas M. Cope, Harold “Fuzzy” Hale, Hiram Creech Jr., Jacklyn R. Johnson, John Root, Joshua Westerfield, Justin Smith, Lester Collett, Millard Oscar Hubbard, Orville D. Asher, Rickie D. Johnson, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi, Timothy Sizemore

Busting cockfights by people of color but ignoring the good old boys

January 17, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Why do cockfighters in majority white conservative states get a free pass from big animal advocacy groups & law enforcement? by Steve Hindi, founder,  Showing Animals Respect & Kindness Recently I have read a number of posts from animal organizations applauding the failure of cockfighters’ efforts in the courts to continue cockfighting in the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Pacific islands & other, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: John Root, Patrick Robinson, SHARK, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

Rare busts hit cockfighting, dog torture, & other Appalachian pastimes

July 16, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Convictions remain scarce as hen’s teeth LONDON,  Kentucky––Ten people including a Laurel County bailiff were reportedly cited by Kentucky State Police for various alleged offenses on July 10,  2021 while attending a cockfight at Bald Rock,  Kentucky,  according to the Chicago-based animal advocacy organization Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK]. SHARK drones and hidden cameras […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Chickens, Cockfighting, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Brent Easterling, Charles Howard “Magoo” Dixon, Jacklyn Johnson, John Root, Steve Hindi, Tim Sizemore, Wayne Pacelle

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