Dominicans Say Cockfighting Is in Their Blood
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In America, cockfighting is considered cruel and is illegal. But in the Dominican Republic, cockfighting is celebrated as a symbol of the countryâs warrior spirit.
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The ambassador for the Dominican Republic,    Hugo Guiliani Cury, says one of his great challenges in representing a small country at peace has been attracting the attention of officials and policymakers in Washington.
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Six people have pleaded not guilty to felony cockfighting charges that could carry up to 10 years in state prison.
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Player fights to save career amid allegations of animal cruelty and illegal betting.
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Spain's bullfighters have had enough. The men in the sequinned suits say they are under attack from a new enemy far more frightening than the half-tonne bulls they kill or the animal rights activists who want ...
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Seven people are gored by bulls during the bloodiest day of this year's annual bull-running festival in Pamplona.
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They partied in the streets yesterday in the Dominican Republic, where the president declared a national holiday after Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero won the American League MVP award in an election that featured four Dominicans, including Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, among the top five finishers.
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The blood sport has soared in popularity. But now it's involved in an all-out battle with one of its biggest stars
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Allegations of a vicious dogfighting ring prompted an unusually emotional speech in the Capitol yesterday, as the Senate's longest-serving member fought tears and called for God's judgment on those who promote such activities.
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New Mexico outlawed cockfighting on Monday in a victory for animal welfare groups, leaving Louisiana as the last state in the country where the controversial practice is legal.
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High-flying canines and their disc-flinging humans compete for glory in the national championships.
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It's a disturbing narrative, the 19-page indictment of football star Michael Vick and three of his friends. Perhaps the details shocked people unfamiliar with the secretive world of illegal dogfighting: the breeding and training of pit bulls for savage, high-stakes combat and the brutal execution...
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Dogfighting is condemned as illegal in  all 50 states, and this probably says as much about the dog&#39;s  high standing in U.S. culture as it does about the cruelty of  the blood sport.
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Bee Staff Writer. LAS VEGAS - Now that he has knocked out two of the better fighters of his era, first Felix Trinidad and then Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins hopes to avenge a defeat that has been sticking in his craw for a long time.
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Animal advocates around the nation hope that public outrage over dogfighting and puppy mill scandals in Virginia will force state and federal lawmakers to pass tougher animal abuse laws.
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A dog may be a man&#39;s best friend. But for some traumatized war veterans, parrots are proving even more of a help.
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London (CMC) - Courtney Browne, who combined with fellow Barbadian Ian Bradshaw to propel the West Indies to the capture of the ICC Champions&#39; Trophy, has dedicated the team&#39;s victory to the people of the Caribbean.