1. FACTS: Ct was unsure whether cockfighting should be protected by the animal cruelty statute.
2. ISSUE: Is a gamecock considered an animal statutorily?
a. In past had been distinction between domestic animals and domestic fowl
b. Here language is not certain
3. HOLDING: Roosters are not animals as defined by the statute, and cockfighting is not deemed illegal
a. Men of ordinary intelligence can’t be expected to presume cocks = animals for purposes of fighting prohibition
b. Legislature can enact specific legislation in order to remove all doubt
4. RULE: If we CAN define an animal and have not done so, then that is by choice, there is a reason behind it.
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