Congress has two bills that would clamp down on cockfighting by banning the transport of birds bred for fighting over state lines. Senate Bill 345 has 39 co-sponsors and House Bill 1275 has over 100 cosponsors--strong support!

Help close down the Crow-Magnons! Please contact your two Senators and ask them to support S 345. Write to them at US Senate, Washington DC 20510. Please ask your Congressperson to support HR 1275. Write to him/her at US House of Representatives, Washington DC 20515.

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Oklahoma Cockamaniacs vs. Oklahoma Coalition Against Cockfighting's Voter Initiative to Ban Cockfighting: The petition drive to ban cockfighting in Oklahoma is a success! The secretary of state certified 99,309 petition signatures in January, well over the 69,997 needed to put the question on the ballot in November. For updates, e-mail Janet Halliburton, OCAC head, at OCAC2000@aol.com.