Across the United States, cockfighting is illegal. And yet, every year, countless birds are trafficked through commercial airlines and shipped overseas to face a life defined by violence, neglect, and suffering.
These roosters are selectively bred for aggression. Their instincts are manipulated. Their bodies are conditioned and treated as commodities, valued only for how long they can endure. In fighting pits, they are forced into brutal encounters that often end in catastrophic injuries, prolonged agony, or death. The trauma begins long before the ring - chronic stress, isolation, and fear become their norm.
All for entertainment. All for profit. For birds exploited in cockfighting, the suffering begins with isolation and stress solely to induce aggression, contrary to nature.
While federal law prohibits animal fighting, traffickers continue to exploit enforcement gaps by transporting fighting birds under false pretenses. Commercial airlines, often unknowingly, have been used as part of this pipeline, allowing cruelty to extend far beyond U.S. borders.
The No Flight, No Fight Act (H.R. 7371) is a bipartisan bill designed to stop this cruelty at its source. This legislation would prohibit commercial airlines from transporting adult roosters commonly used for fighting and provide clear standards to prevent illegal shipments. By supporting this bill, we can help prevent birds from ever entering this violent industry.
This bill builds on existing protections and represents an important step toward dismantling organized animal fighting networks and protecting vulnerable animals from exploitation.
At Animal Place, we believe every animal deserves safety, compassion, and the chance to live free from harm. Ending the trafficking of fighting birds is essential to creating a more humane world.
You can help stop this cruelty.
Send an email to your federal representatives today and urge them to support the No Flight, No Fight Act (H.R. 7371). Your voice can help protect birds from unimaginable suffering.
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Although cockfighting is illegal in all 50 states, gaps in enforcement continue to allow birds to be trafficked through commercial airlines and shipped overseas for fighting. On behalf of myself, Animal Place, and our community, I am writing to respectfully urge you to support the No Flight, No Fight Act (H.R. 7371), a bipartisan bill that would help stop the trafficking of birds used for cockfighting through commercial airlines.

Cockfighting is a violent and illegal industry that causes immense suffering. Yet traffickers in the United States continue to export birds to international fighting operations, where they face painful injuries, neglect, and death for the sake of gambling and entertainment. These birds are treated not as living beings, but as disposable commodities. Commercial airlines have unintentionally become part of this pipeline, allowing cruelty to cross borders.

While federal law already prohibits animal fighting and the transport of fighting birds, enforcement gaps have allowed trafficking to continue. The No Flight, No Fight Act would help close these loopholes by prohibiting commercial airlines from transporting adult roosters commonly used for fighting and by providing clear standards to help carriers identify and refuse illegal shipments. This would stop many birds from ever being placed in harm’s way.

Thank you for your time, your compassion, and your commitment to protecting animals.

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