State outlaws cockfighting
From Times Wire Reports
Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation in Santa Fe that outlaws cockfighting, leaving Louisiana as the only state where the centuries-old blood sport remains legal. The prohibition takes effect June 15.
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