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AZ - Cruelty - Consolidated Cruelty/Animal Fighting Statutes |
The Arizona section contains the state's anti-cruelty and animal fighting provisions. A person commits cruelty to animals if he or she intentionally, knowingly or recklessly subjects any animal under the person's custody or control to cruel neglect or abandonment, fails to provide medical attention necessary to prevent protracted suffering to any animal under the person's custody or control, inflicts unnecessary physical injury to any animal, or recklessly subjects any animal to cruel mistreatment, among other things. Animal is defined as a mammal, bird, reptile or amphibian. Exclusions include hunting and agricultural activities in accordance with those laws and regulations in Arizona. Intentionally attending a dogfight is a felony under this provision whereas attendance at a cockfight is a misdemeanor. |
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AZ - Initiatives - Proposition 201 (cockfighting) |
Proposition 201 would amend state law to create the crime of cockfighting. Cockfighting would be classified as a class 5 felony, generally punishable by a possible fine of up to $150,000 and a possible prison term ranging from nine months to two years. Presence at a cockfight would be classified as a class 1 misdemeanor, generally punishable by a possible fine of up to $2,500 and a possible jail term of up to six months. This proposition would extend existing state law animal cruelty exemptions and defenses that apply to lawful hunting, ranching, farming, rodeos and related activities to also apply to cockfighting. The measure passed in 1998 with 68.1% of the vote. |
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Barton v. State |
Four defendants were convicted of dog fighting in violation of
O.C.G.A. §
16-12-37
and they
were also convicted of gambling in violation of
O.C.G.A. §
16-12-21(a)(1)
. On appeal, the court rejected the constitutional attacks on §
16-12-37. The court affirmed the convictions only with respect to one defendant and reversed the convictions as to the remaining three defendants based upon the sufficiency of the evidence.
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Brackett v. State |
In this Georgia case, appellants were convicted of the offense of cruelty to animals upon evidence that they were spectators at a cockfight. The Court of Appeals agreed with the appellants that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, and the judgment was reversed. The court found that the statute prohibiting cruelty to animals was meant to include fowls as animals and thus proscribed cruelty to a gamecock. However, the evidence that defendants were among the spectators at a cockfight was insufficient to sustain their convictions.
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Brief Summary of Dog Fighting Laws |
A brief overview of the history, scope, and legal status of dog-fighting.
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Brief Summary of the Biology and Behavior of the Chicken |
A brief description of the biology and behavior of the domestic chicken.
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Brief Summary of the Legal Protections of the Domestic Chicken in the United States and Europe |
A brief summary of the state and federal laws that currently offer protection to the domestic chicken, whether used for food production, as pets or as research animals. The paper examines laws in the United States, Europe and New Zealand.
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CA - Cockfighting - § 597i. Cockfighting implements; prohibitions; penalties |
This statute makes it unlawful for anyone to manufacture, buy, sell, barter, exchange, or have in his possession any of the implements commonly known as gaffs or slashers, or any other sharp implement designed to be attached in place of the natural spur of a gamecock or other fighting bird. The section also provides for forfeiture of such items, in addition to any sentence imposed by the court. |
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CA - Cockfighting - § 597j. Persons who own, possess or keep or train |
This section prohibits any person from owning, possessing, or keeping any cock with the intent that it shall be used in any exhibition of fighting. |
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CA - Cruelty - Consolidated Cruelty and Penal Code Sections |
These sections from the California Penal Code detail the crimes associated with animals, including anti-cruelty provisions, animal fighting statutes, unlawful killing methods, horse-specific laws, and a miscellaneous section containing provisions related to guide dogs, police dogs, bestiality, etc. |
