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No Vote Yet on Cockfighting Bill

By WNCF Staff

Story Created: Mar 12, 2010

Story Updated: Mar 13, 2010

MOTNGOMERY (WNCF) - The House Agriculture and Forestry Committee did not vote after hearing various arguments on cockfighting Wednesday.

The proposed bill would call for fines up to $10,000 for a first offense and a year in prison – significantly larger than the current penalty of a misdemeanor and a fine of $50 or less.

Officials with the Humane Society call cockfighting cruel and inhumane, while breeders say the birds are also raised for purposes other than fighting.

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