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Authorities warn against cockfighting on Indian land

Cockfighting is illegal everywhere in Oklahoma, even on Indian land, state and federal authorities say.

Last year, more than 75 people were arrested for taking part in a cockfighting operation on Indian land in southwest Oklahoma. Most of them weren't Indian and nearly everyone has been convicted.

Oklahoma passed a law to ban cockfighting. Federal prosecutors say federal outlaws animal fighting on reservations.

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