More than a dozen people were arrested in Provo early Sunday when police busted an illegal cockfighting operation.

(Provo Police Department file photo) Police in Provo raided an apparent cockfighting ring on Nov. 29, 2025, and arrested 17 people at the location, according to a news release. Provo police have ...

Nearly 20 people were arrested Saturday night after Provo Police busted a local cockfighting event. On Nov. 29, Provo officers received information about a possible cockfighting event in progress on a ...

MCINTOSH COUNTY, Okla. — An animal rights group says they caught the leaders of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission on camera at a recent illegal cockfight in McIntosh County and shared the video with ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Eleven people, including a district director for the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, are facing charges relating to illegal cockfighting. According to Animal Wellness Action, ...

It was late November, one week before the start of the illicit cockfighting season, when thousands gathered inside the city of Cleveland’s expo arena for a game fowl festival. While cockfighting is ...

Troy Thompson raises 2,000 to 3,000 roosters annually on his farm in Oklahoma. The birds are tethered to "teepees" when they're five to six months old. "If these aren't penned up, you know, they're ...

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 ...

A blood-soaked rainbow of feathers decorates the ground, the last breaths of a dying rooster escape in weak squawks, onlookers cheer and a victorious bettor happily accepts his payout. The losing bird ...