State Assemblymember Chris Rogers (D-Santa Rosa) introduced a bill on Wednesday to bolster penalties for cockfighting, a crime that not only harms roosters but poses a public health risk by spreading bird flu.
Cockfighting, a blood sport in which two roosters fight to the death, is illegal in all 50 states. Cockfighting is a misdemeanor in California, and the Bay Area has recently seen several busts of cockfighting rings and breeding farms.
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