![]() That June 2020 report also noted that several Alabamians illegally shipped fighting birds to Guam. While some are destined for fighting pits in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of birds move from cockfighting farms here to dozens of nations throughout the world.” “The Easterlings have been known to us for a long time as cockfighting traffickers, but also are part of a far larger network of animal fighters in Alabama and throughout the United States that have made America the breeding ground for the global cockfighting industry. “The arrests today by federal authorities send an unmistakable signal to every major cockfighting operator that there is no more business as usual when it comes to involvement in the barbaric practice of cockfighting,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action. ![]() (That report is available to the media on request.) Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama and with other federal law enforcement officials. The groups presented extensive evidence to the United States about his involvement and shared a dossier on him with the U.S. In early June 2020, Animal Wellness Action and AWF released a detailed report identifying Brent Easterling as a major trafficker in fighting animals and implements. The federal law against animal fighting has been consistently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari from political leaders in Puerto Rico seeking relief from a federal law that bans cockfighting there and in every other part of the United States. The arrests come just two weeks after the U.S. ![]() The United States identified fighting pits nearby their two game fowl farms. District Court from the summer when federal authorities searched the property and ordered the Easterlings not to move animals from their property, because of their strong suspicion of involvements in illegal animal fighting ventures. The 30-page indictment builds on pleadings before the U.S. A federal grand jury returned a 23-count indictment charging Brent Easterling, William Easterling, and five other family members based in Verbena, Alabama with conspiracy to violate the federal animal fighting law, including operating fighting operators, possessing fighting animals, and trafficking in cockfighting implements. Department of Justice, USDA’s Office of Inspector General, and Homeland Security Investigations for indicting and arresting against several major cockfighting traffickers and operators based in middle Alabama. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama and personnel from the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Marty Irby, executive director of Animal Wellness Action BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, USA, Octo/ / - Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) applauded federal law enforcement authorities, including the U.S. ![]()
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