On May 1st, SHARK was monitoring a property suspected of conducting cockfights in Atoka County, Oklahoma. We had earlier droned the property, observing dozens of huts for fighting roosters, and we had also observed and filmed even more roosters at a neighboring property. We knew that both properties were owned by members of the same family. When we saw that a cockfight was in progress, we called the Atoka County Sheriff's Office. Multiple law enforcement vehicles were dispatched to the scene. The cockfighters reportedly locked the gate on the property to hold the officers back and fled the scene. We have provided our drone footage to the sheriff's office, and we await word of further action. We will continue to monitor this property, and we are pleased that we have now cracked the security that has kept Oklahoma cockfights in the shadows. With your help, we will shut down many more cockfights in Oklahoma!

The cockfighting property, taken with our drone. The small boxes at the bottom are where the roosters are kept.

SHARK and our friends at the Humane Farming Association have been tirelessly going after illegal massive rooster breeding/cockfighting operations in Monterey County, CA. This included a lawsuit we filed to have a county anti-cockfighting ordinance enforced. We returned to California in April and used our drones to see if the County was enforcing the law, which is supposed to limit properties to just 5 roosters unless they have a permit. Our video was covered in the news as there are still massive illegal rooster operations ongoing. We are continuing to monitor this issue and will make sure the law is enforced.

SHARK and HFA's campaign to crush cockfighting is the most comprehensive, forceful and successful effort ever in the history of the animal protection movement to shut down these vile and disgusting fights. It’s been a hard journey fraught with danger, violence and threats, but with your help we continue to fight on.