The following information about today's hearing on SBB 939, the cockfighting bill is from the Texas Humane Legislation Network's Action Alert:
Hearing By the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Scheduled for
SB 939 (Lucio)
Cockfighting Bill
To strengthen current cockfighting laws.
Companion Bill to HB 1043 (Christian)
Please attend the hearing and sign a card in SUPPORT of this bill. Please, no calls or emails to the committee at this time.
Hearing information:
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
1:30 pm
Capitol Extension
Room E1.016
About the Bill:
Cockfighting is a state jail felony and has been illegal in Texas since 1907. However, it is not illegal to own or operate a facility for cockfighting; possess birds with intent to fight; own cockfighting equipment; or attend a cockfight. These loopholes are exploited by cockfighters and hinder law enforcement's ability to crack down on these operations. This bill will eliminate these loopholes and providing law enforcement with the tools necessary to investigate and prosecute cockfighting activities.
The bill will make each of these supporting activities an offense and will categorize cockfighting as an organized criminal activity, allowing the seizure of cockfighting equipment as contraband. In particular, it will make the following activities a crime:
participating in the earnings of or operating a facility used for cockfighting;
using or permitting another to use property for cockfighting;
manufacturing, buying, selling, possessing cockfighting equipment;
owning, possessing or training a cock with the intent that it be used for cockfighting; or
attending as a spectator an exhibition of cockfighting.
Please sign a card in SUPPORT of SB 939 at the hearing. Thank you for your support!
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Funny how all of the law enforcment officals i talk to in Houston really dont care about Rooster fights. They are more interested in arresting rapists, child molesters, and murderers. Should fighing two birds really be as penalized as molesting a child? How come no one ever talks about how well taken care of these birds are? Or all the hard work that it takes to raise it from an egg to a full grown adult, 2 yrs by the way?
ReplyDeleteAren't there more important things to do lol. I agree, lets work on the child molesters, murder's, rapist's & drug dealers. Who cares if two roosters fight. We in this country pit an unborn child against a murdering doctor who preforms abortions. What chance does a little baby have against an abortionist. None!!! A rooster has a chance. An equal chance. Then if he wins, he can live a full life unlike the chicken we eat that has no chance against the butcher. Live only to 8 weeks, then be turned into a chicken fajita. Get a life people & do some good instead of this. By the way, I LOVE CHICKEN FAJITAS!!!!
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