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United Kingdom legislation
Cockfighting Act 1952
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
An Act to make it unlawful to have possession of any instrument or appliance designed or adapted for use in connection with the fighting of a domestic fowl.
Citation
15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 50
Territorial extent
Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent
30 October 1952
Repealed
8 November 2006
Other legislation
Repealed by
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Status: Repealed
The Cockfighting Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 50) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1]
This act made it a criminal offence to be in possession of any instrument designed, or adapted for, use in connection with the fighting of any domestic fowl, with such being liable for imprisonment for up to three months, or a fine up to twenty-five pounds, or both.[1]
It also allows for the court to order the destruction of any such equipment.
The act was repealed by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.
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humane transportation and slaughter. The Act also banned (but failed to eradicate) dog fighting and cockfighting. By the 18th century bear-baiting had largely...
unlicensed theatres. Police could enter premises where bear baiting or cockfighting were being carried on, and fine the participants £5. Police were allowed...
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industry due to the exports. Cockfighting was originally banned following the American takeover. However, in 1933, cockfighting was legalized again and became...
10,000. (See the Guam page for more details about this topic.) Cockfighting and cockfight-related gambling were introduced by the Spanish and have long...
including an army surplus tank) of Llovera's residence for suspicion of cockfighting. The incident was taped for Seagal's A&E reality show Steven Seagal:...
sports, track sports, and traditional martial arts. With the sport of cockfighting being wildly popular in the Philippines, attracting large crowds who...
victory and feasted on abandoned supplies while using the game cocks for cockfighting. Puller later participated in more patrols as he gained experience and...
Friday (2004) was released in the United Kingdom with 17 seconds of the cockfighting scenes deleted. Laws in the UK do not allow any film footage of actual...
conquered the island introduced various sports such as horse racing, cockfighting, dominoes and a game similar to "Bowling" called "Boliche". The Spaniards...
Colombia. However, consensus was achieved by leaving out the prohibition of cockfighting and corralejas, key points of the initiative. As of December 26, 2022...
aspects of perspective and anatomy from these artists. More importantly, they acted as agents of change by encouraging experimentation and promoting departures...
He wrote the screenplay for the 1974 film adaptation of Cockfighter, in which he also acted. In 1976, he and his second wife were divorced. The following...
rumours abound of him abusing his animals and entertaining himself with cockfighting. Napoleon allies with Frederick to sell surplus timber that Pilkington...
and even the verb "to spar" (to bandy words), may actually come from cockfighting. spike the football Gridiron Football: To celebrate a victory or win...
Segway head's death". BBC News. 4 October 2010. "Man stabbed to death by cockfighting bird". BBC News. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March...
made I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) with his brother and produced Cockfighter (1974) with Monte Hellman, which was a rare financial failure for New...
The trip proved to be a disaster. During this trip, spectators at a cockfight beat F. Scott Fitzgerald when he tried to intervene against animal cruelty...
screen appearance in Micheaux's The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940). Jones acted mostly in crime movies and dramas after that, with such highlights as Wild...
are use in shark fin soup, as traditional medicine, rostral teeth for cockfighting spurs and the saw as a novelty item. Despite being rays rather than sharks...
similar to what he had done in Java; abolishing slavery and limiting cockfighting and such games. To replace the slaves, he used a contingent of convicts...
2 in Araneta City?". Philstar.com. "Sabong, Cockfighting and Gamefowl Posting Pit". Sabong, Cockfighting and Gamefowl Posting Pit. "Please be advised...
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