Razor-sharp knives up to three inches long are strapped onto the legs of roosters. Doped up on stimulants, the birds are dropped into a small pit to fight. The metal weapons sink deep into the birds' flesh, so that the handlers may have to pull them apart several times in a single fight. Birds who lose are nothing more than trash as far as their owners are concerned. Dead or dying, they're just thrown away.
No! Animal fighting is still legal in Missouri. Cockfighting is a well organized network that has a powerful lobby. They have blocked every legislative attempt to ban cockfighting since 1985. Missouri is one of only five states that still allows cockfighting. Missouri citizens are working to bring this issue to the public, and to place an initiative on the 1998 ballot to ban the cruel practice of cockfighting.
Volunteers are needed to gather the 139,000 signatures necessary to place this initiative on the ballot. Help put an end to cockfighting in Missouri -- sign the petition and volunteer to gather more signatures from citizens in your community. Even if you only gather a few signatures, you will get Missouri that much closer to banning this disgrace. Please contact Missourians Against Cockfighting for petitions today!
Missourians Against Cockfighting
11939 Manchester Road #130
St. Louis, MO 63131Phone: 1-888-98CRUEL (1-888-982-7835)
Don't miss this unique opportunity to put an end to cockfighting once and for all in Missouri!