Pointing It Out To You!!! Call to Arms…Symbolically
I am not a rabblerouser, I am not a political activist, I’m not anything more than a person made of flesh and blood and yet I have found myself in a new world of everchanging technology and people that are just educated enough to doubt everything that anyone tells them as facts and yet gullible enough to believe utter nonsense. This world we now inhabit is moving fast and the things we were taught are constantly under scrutiny from outside forces.
The wheels of justice move slow on a good day, and they don’t move at all on a bad one. The gamefowl community hasn’t had a “W” in their column for a long time. We sure need one. It is now the time to fight for our individual liberties, and we can use this technology to our benefit. We can fight for these freedoms from the comfort of our own homes.
When I married into this life, I was completely ignorant. I knew that chickens tasted good, I knew that eggs were to be scrambled, poached, boiled or fried. I knew you needed them to bake a cake. I knew that chicken was good when stewed with dumplings, baked with dressing or my personal favorite, southern fried.
Over time I learned that there are different types of chickens and while all taste good (including the eggs), I learned of the many types and characteristics of each breed. I learned that there are differences between game chickens and domestic chickens. It is the game chickens that are being threatened by outside force. These are the ones under attack.
We have legislation against us that is threatening the core of owning and breeding these birds out of the great state of California. This law will make it illegal to possess more than 3 mature roosters per acre. We have a federal bill coming out of Washington, DC that goes further, this law will make it illegal to ship full grown birds through the U.S. Postal Service and it will empower the law under the direction of the FBI to investigate you and it allows them to seize not only your birds, but your assets as well. These are simplified explanations of these proposed new laws, but you get the gist. These are a direct assault to our freedoms and liberty.
I am opposed to these actions because this will bring about the extinction of the gamebird. Many of us love their savage nature, we love both the simplicity and the competitivity of a creature defending his area of the world (normally a 6 x 4 pen or a 6’ circle) with his life, if need be, for his right to crow and breed. We also love to test that game against others. I really love the idea of proving yourself against the other breeders that think they can do a better job in the broodpens, and that my friends, is what testing is all about.
This sport is brutal, this sport is life versus death, but it is also about respect. I have never met a cocker that didn’t admire and even love his gamefowl. These birds have fought and bled for us. Maybe it’s time we did the same for them. I know many of you out there like to stay out of the limelight and pretend that they will not take away these old birds whose bloodlines have been carefully recorded and maintained since before these United States were united. It’s time to make some calls, it once again time to fight for your rights to own these birds to do what you will on your property. It is time to “Call for Arms” in a symbolic gesture that includes making phone calls to our legislators, writing letters and emails and taking a stand on what personal liberty is to you. It is once again time to join together under a banner to declare our rights to breed and own these magnificent bloodthirsty animals.
In support of California - Must be done by the end of day Monday June 30, 2025
Contact Senator Melissa Hurtado - Capitol Office - 1021 O St, Suite 6510 Sacramento, CA 95814-4900 (916)651-4016
Contact Senator Marie Alvarado - Capitol Office - 1021 O St, Suite 7240 Sacramento, CA 95814-4900 (916)651-4004
Contact Senator Dave Cortese - Capitol Office - 1021 O St, Suite 7520 Sacramento, CA 95814-4900 (916)651-4015
Contact Senator Jerry McNerney - Capitol Office - 1021 O St, Suite 6640 Sacramento, CA 95814-4900 (916)651-4005
Contact Senator Steve Padilla - Capitol Office - 1021 O St, Suite 7630 Sacramento, CA 95814-4900 (916)651-4018
Remember to be polite and tell your truth - be kind to the staffers - honesty in this case is the best quality. Things you may want to include in your letter or phone call.
I am not a cockfighter and I don’t support illegal cockfighting activities. We need to strengthen and enforce current federal and state laws.
There should NOT be a limit to the number of birds I can own if they they are kept safe and are well taken care of.
Legal and illegal rooster owners house their birds in EXACTLY the same way. You cannot tell who is legal or illegal simply based on how their birds are housed.
The exemptions proposed do not protect me and other innocent people I know, regardless of what the author of this bill has told you. Examples would be your birds are enclosed, tethered, or religious reasons.
The author and his sponsor have refused to make edits to this bill that would protectt everyone. Make sure they know the author was provided with edit suggestions to protect every legal owner back in April and Humane World for Animals would not allow them to be made.
The author has repeatedly publicly stated he uses “Google” as means of finding proof of activities meant to undermine our legitimate position. These are not valid facts, they are assumptions and innuendos.
