Cockfighting ban approved in New Mexico
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Gov. Bill Richardson signed a measure Monday that outlaws cockfighting in New Mexico, leaving Louisiana as the only state where the centuries-old bloodsport remains legal.
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Some cockfighters might take their roosters south of the border. Others are likely to go underground.
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With cockfighting about to lose its last bastion in the United States, animal rights activists are training their sights on Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory where the blood sport is both beloved tradition and big business.
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By Chris Casteel, The Daily Oklahoman  Sep. 23--WASHINGTON -- The nation's cattlemen, concerned about legal action taken in Oklahoma regarding poultry waste, are pushing a House committee to pass a bill that would prevent the regulation of animal manure under federal environmental laws.
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Six people have pleaded not guilty to felony cockfighting charges that could carry up to 10 years in state prison.
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SANTA FE, N.M. - The bolo tie is now New Mexico's official tie. It's "our bipartisan fashion statement," said Gov. Bill Richardson, who wore large, Indian-made bolo inset with turquoise and other stones as he signed the legislation Tuesday in his office.
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By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 21--A new law prohibiting the intentional feeding of wildlife goes into effect today and running afoul of the measurecould result in a $300 fine.   The purpose of the law, which was sponsored by state Sen.
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NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters Life!) - London has outlawed feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square and brought in trained hawks to kill them, prompting legal action against Mayor Ken Livingstone.
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MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa - Backyard butchers and some noisy chickens have led officials in this central Iowa town to ban live poultry in residential areas. "Some people were raising the chickens, then butchering them for dinner," Police Chief Lon Walker said. "The other thing was noise.
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(Corrects date ban goes into effect to June 15 from July 1 in paragraph 7 after New Mexicoâs senate office revised date)
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Remaining restrictions on UK animal movements after the Surrey foot-and-mouth disease outbreak are lifted.
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Cockfighting is not a native Hawaiian cultural practice protected by the state constitution, a judge ruled in rejecting a lawsuit filed by two Maui men.
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Dogfighting is condemned as illegal in  all 50 states, and this probably says as much about the dog&#39;s  high standing in U.S. culture as it does about the cruelty of  the blood sport.
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TRENTON, New Jersey  - New Jersey allows cruelty to farm animals by failing to ban practices such as castration without anesthetic, animal rights activists said on Wednesday in a lawsuit that might help set national standards for the treatment of livestock.
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A ban on the use of metal bats in high school baseball games, set to take effect on Saturday, is ruled to be constitutional.
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The state banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of July after avian flu antibodies were discovered in a flock of 54,000 turkeys on a Shenandoah County farm.
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An Oklahoma state senator hopes to revive cockfighting in the state by putting tiny boxing gloves on the roosters instead of razors.