Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s push to weaken penalties for cockfighting is frustrating opponents of the bloodsport
A proposal to weaken cockfighting penalties has cleared the Oklahoma House and a committee is raising money to support farmers who raise game fowl.
WILSON, Okla. — Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn’t uncommon to see hundreds of spectators packed into small arenas in rural parts of the state to watch roosters, often outfitted with ra... [2866 chars]