Editing Cockfighting (section)

=== Paraguay ===
Organising fights between all animals, both in public and private, is prohibited in Paraguay under Law No. 4840 on Animal Protection and Welfare, promulgated on 28 January 2013. Specifically:
* 'The use of animals in shows, fights, popular festivals and other activities that imply cruelty or mistreatment, that can cause death, suffering or make them the object of unnatural and unworthy treatments' is prohibited (Article 30).
* 'Training domestic animals to carry out provoked fights, with the goal of holding a public or private show' is considered an 'act of mistreatment'. (Article 31)
* 'The use of animals in shows, fights, popular festivals, and other activities that imply cruelty or mistreatment, which may cause death, suffering or make them subject to unnatural or humiliating treatment' is considered a 'very serious infraction' (Article 32), which are punishable by between 501 and 1500 minimum daily wages (''jornales mínimos'', Article 39), and the perpetrator may be barred from 'acquiring or possessing other animals for a period that may be up to 10 years' (Article 38).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bacn.gov.py/leyes-paraguayas/954/de-proteccion-y-bienestar-animal |title=Ley Nº 4840 / de Proteccion y Bienestar Animal |work=Leyes Paraguayas |publisher=Biblioteca y Archivo del Congreso de la Nación |date=30 January 2013 |access-date=5 June 2020 |language=es}}</ref>