And not a minute too soon...

New Mexico became the 49^th state to ban cockfighting. The sport, in which roosters armed with claw razors fight to the death or until one is seriously wounded, is now illegal everywhere but Louisiana. Banners' arguments: 1) "The deliberate killing of animals for entertainment and profit is no longer acceptable." 2) It promotes gambling. 3) It's against Catholic teaching. Defenders' arguments: 1) For Latinos, "It's part of our culture." 2) It's a "family activity." 3) A ban will just "push cockfighting underground like it did for dog fighting." 4) "What's next? A ban on rodeos? Then hunting and fishing?" 5) "Jesus never said cockfighting was a sin." (For Human Nature's take on the evils of eating meat, click here.)

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