tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411235.post109784937249475440..comments2023-08-12T22:59:00.562+08:00Comments on Thousand Words : Snapshots of Life: An afternoon at the cockfightsKervinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00929610198004963217noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411235.post-1098013967061095552004-10-17T19:52:00.000+08:002004-10-17T19:52:00.000+08:00To:
Bayibhyap: Yeah it's a passion there, a tradit...To:<br />Bayibhyap: Yeah it's a passion there, a traditional sport. Met a man there (80+ years old) said he had a high paying job in America but gave it up because he couldn't stand to be away from his weekly matches. As for the blades yeah thought as cruel, but it seems a brief history given to me by a spectator was that in the past there were blades afixed on both feet. Rules are regulated by a committee nowadays but I figure many still can't fanthom a cock fight without bloodshed.<br /><br />Fishtail: Actually they have betting fights among any animal you find, a collegue told me they bet on dogs, rodents and horses even.<br /><br />Jeremy: Mmm never saw what they did to the chicks post mortem was there to see them chop off the feet to retrive the blade and I think later the bird goes to the put (can't just throw away so much investment can they?). and also like you said traditions die hard.Kervinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929610198004963217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411235.post-1097940521283636642004-10-16T23:28:00.000+08:002004-10-16T23:28:00.000+08:00Very enlightening. Wonder why they don't have dog...Very enlightening. Wonder why they don't have dog fights.fishtailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417683193872661413noreply@blogger.com