Aug 5, 11:17 PM EDT

US Postal Service proposes cockfighting ad ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The U.S. Postal Service has proposed banning cockfighting advertising from being sent through the mail.

Legal cockfighting ended in the U.S. last year when Louisiana outlawed it. But two magazines dedicated to the practice - The Gamecock and Grit and Steel - still are published.

The Postal Service has proposed labeling publications with ads for fighting birds or accessories as "unmailable." The agency says it will take comment on the proposal through the first week of September.

The Humane Society of the United States has been pushing for the change. But it noted Wednesday that both magazines have largely eliminated accessories ads that would be banned.

An official with The Gamecock says he's not sure how the change would affect business. A message was left for Grit & Steel.

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