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Cockfighting Match

Violent killing is the very purpose of cockfighting, and all too often, it’s just not the animals who die.”

— Wayne Pacelle, President of Animal Wellness Action

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, January 24, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Animal Wellness Action reacted to the shooting death of a Washington state teenager at a cockfight in Mexico, as reported by SourceOne News.

Christian Herrera, 16, was killed and his dad injured from being in the crossfire of a shootout between rival cartels on Jan. 6. It is just the latest example of outbursts of violence at cartel-controlled cockfighting arenas in Mexico that are consorting and doing business with American cockfighters.

Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action, issued this statement:

“Violent killing is the very purpose of cockfighting, and all too often, it’s just not the animals who die,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action. “There is violence spillover with regularity at these spectacles, and it happens with numbing frequency at cartel-controlled fighting venues in Mexico.”

“American cockfighters are trafficking fight animals to Mexico and they are partners in these spectacles of cruelty and organized crime,” Pacelle added. “It’s time for the United States to pass the FIGHT Act to give law enforcement more tools to arrest U.S.-based cockfighters on our side of the border and halt their trade with some of the world’s worst organized criminals.”

In Mexico last year, in a spasm of cartel violence, 20 people were massacred at a cockfighting derby, including an American. The latest shooting in January claimed 6 lives and resulted in 13 others wounded.

The smuggling of cockfighting birds from Mexico was the cause of 10 of 15 outbreaks of virulent Newcastle Disease to hit the U.S. in recent decades.

The FIGHT Act, H.R. 2742/S. 1529, aims to halt the transport of mature roosters through the U.S. mail, ban simulcasting and gambling on animal fights, enhance forfeiture provisions, and empower citizens to take civil action against illegal animal fighters.

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2025-06-29 19:36:45

PHNOM PENH, June 29 (Xinhua) — A 46-year-old Cambodian mother and her 16-year-old son have been confirmed positive for H5N1 human avian influenza, bringing the total number of cases to 10 so far this year, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday.

Both victims live in Lbeuk village of Puok district in northwest Siem Reap province.

“According to queries, there were sick and dead poultry at the patients’ home and their neighbors’ homes as well as in the village, and the patients had been in contact with sick and dead chickens and cooked them for food,” it added.

Health authorities are looking into the source of the infection and are examining any suspected cases or people who have been in contact with the victims in order to prevent an outbreak in the community.

Tamiflu (oseltamivir), an antiviral drug to prevent the bird flu from spreading, was also given out to people who had direct contact with the patients, the statement said.

So far this year, the kingdom recorded 10 human cases of H5N1 bird flu, with five deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. ■