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 […]
Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission cofounder Anthony Devore convicted
Will community service sentence see Devore picking up trash? EUFAULA, Oklahoma––Anthony Devore, 54, former president of the now legally dissolved Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, was on April 6, 2026 convicted of being a spectator, a misdemeanor, at a June 8, 2024 cockfight illegally held on the Cherokee Nation. After initially pleading “not guilty,” DeVore switched his […]
Trump & RFK Jr. play “chicken” with H5N1; fire 1,260 “disease detectives”
68 sick farmers, including one who died, may be the “sentinel chickens” for the next pandemic, but Trump administration says, “What, me worry?” WASHINGTON D.C.––Playing “chicken” with the rising risk of an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic spreading beyond six dozen farm workers to the general public, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., hours after confirmation as the […]
With murder & arson in spotlight, cockfighting bust finds 53 dead horses
90 horses, five donkeys, & three alpacas found allegedly starving but still alive WALLAND, Tennessee; CLEMENTS, YUCAIPA, MERCED, California; OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma––Murder is far from the only other criminal offense commonly associated with cockfighting, but the January 27, 2025 appointment of Maryville, Tennessee attorney Rick Clark to represent convicted cockfighter and triple murder suspect […]
What will deportations do to cockfighting, charreada, & outlaw horse racing?
Most participants in cockfighting, charreada, & outlaw horse racing speak Spanish, but Anglo cockfighters & gamecock breeders make most of the money WASHINGTON D.C.––What might be the impact on cockfighting, charreada, also called “Mexican rodeo,” and outlaw quarter horse racing, if the incoming Donald Trump administration proceeds with mass deportations of illegal immigrants? The question […]
Horses, pit bulls, & roosters always lose in games of chance (Campo)
Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission district leader Chance Campo charged with felony SANTA ROSA, California; DAYTONA BEACH, Florida; OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma––The August 3, 2023 death of the filly Danehill Song on the first day of racing at the Sonoma County Fair in California, the death of at least one pit bull at an alleged dogfighting pit in […]
Lobbyists for dogfighting, cockfighting, & corruption prevail in Oklahoma
HB 1792 would drop felony penalty for dogfighting to a $500 fine OKLAHOMA CITY––“What’s next, lobby groups for dogfighters and drug lords?” Animal Wellness Action president Wayne Pacelle asked Oklahoman investigative reporter Ben Felder in early March 2023. Felder had just revealed that “The Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, a political action committee, has donated more than […]
Pollster: pro-cockfighting votes by Oklahoma lawmakers flout voter opinion
Bill to reduce cockfighting from felony to misdemeanor cleared the Oklahoma House & is now before the Oklahoma Senate OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma––A bill to allow individual Oklahoma counties to reduce cockfighting from a felony to a misdemeanor is halfway to becoming law, despite overwhelming opposition from Oklahoma voters. House Bill 2530, by state representative Justin […]
Advocate for shooting seals turns to pushing hunt for Sasquatch
But seals are still getting shot GREENBANK, Washington––The hunt for whoever is shooting harbor seals, apparently from a boat, along the west side of Whidbey Island, Washington, intertwines with the hunt for the mythical Sasquatch, but no, Sasquatch is not shooting seals, nor is Sasquatch in any danger of being shot. Yet another young female […]
Oklahoma lawmakers ask sheriffs to protect cockfighter constituents
Oklahoma law meant to stop drone investigations parallels Texas law struck down by federal court COLGATE, Oklahoma––How butt-hurt are Oklahoma cockfighters by ongoing Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] drone surveillance, funded by the Humane Farming Association? More butt-hurt than legally literate, apparently. SHARK drone videos exposed alleged cockfights in Atoka and Cantrell counties in […]