What are your thoughts on cockfighting?

[bisdak40]

Cockfighting is extremely popular in my country, the Philippines. In fact, it's a multi-billion peso industry, and if it were to be shut down, many ordinary citizens would be affected. It's said that cockfighting existed even before the Spanish conquest, which is why I believe it's deeply embedded in our culture and tradition, making it difficult to simply put an end to it.

Although many people say that cockfighting is cruel to animals, setting that issue aside and focusing on the event itself, I find it incredibly thrilling. The matches can be highly addictive—especially if you have a genuine passion for these birds.

Your thoughts?

[yahoo62278]

I think it's dumb as hell personally. You're addicted to the thrill of the gamble most likely, not the animals fighting to the death. I agree that it's animal cruelty as well. Maybe anyone engaging in the activity should be thrown in a cage and have to fight to the death, then maybe people will find something better to do with their time than watch animals kill each other. Gamble on something where death isn't involved.

[libert19]

I don't like living beings at stake for someone's entertainment, and it's bloody game — it's not just two cocks fighting but it's life and death; in image you have put, they have blades in their foot, it's cruel.

One would not like their body cut, then why put other bodies through same? May be people don't have empathy, hence they are able to do such things.

[Japinat]

My family actually loves to gamble on this, but I don’t.. for the simple reason that I believe animals shouldn’t be hurt. There can be other types of betting, but it shouldn’t involve killing animals. I don’t tell them to stop what they’re doing, but I just don’t follow that kind of gambling.

I’m also a gambler myself, but I stick to sports betting instead of cockfighting.

In our country, cockfighting is already part of the culture… just not a culture I personally like.

[Orpichukwu]

Are those cooks actually fighting out of their own will? Because I don't really understand how they make them fight each other tirelessly until one goes down. If they are not injected with something, it's an abuse of animals in my own opinion as well. If the government finds it absurd since they are really making moves in reducing gambling activities in your country, banning it will affect many people, but I will prefer it over some human activities which they regard as sport.

[AbuBhakar]

This gambling is indeed very popular in my country but I don’t have any slight interest on betting with animal cruelty.

Aside from animal abuse, the payout is not that enticing since the house edge is too huge while you need to at least bet on underdog rooster just to have decent payout.

There’s a rich person behind this business which I doubt the government can close this gambling since it’s already a tradition in our country,

[BALIK]

Cockfighting is extremely popular in my country, the Philippines. In fact, it's a multi-billion peso industry, and if it were to be shut down, many ordinary citizens would be affected. It's said that cockfighting existed even before the Spanish conquest, which is why I believe it's deeply embedded in our culture and tradition, making it difficult to simply put an end to it.

Although many people say that cockfighting is cruel to animals, setting that issue aside and focusing on the event itself, I find it incredibly thrilling. The matches can be highly addictive—especially if you have a genuine passion for these birds.

Your thoughts?

Sabong is for sure ingrained in Philippines society & governed by the Cockfighting Act PD 449, however allude to it as thrilling it skips spares us the cash, craving & physical harm. After social disturbance, debt & disappearances, the government literally shut down e Sabong 2 years ago.  imo this was just damage control rather than a moral panic. Set loss limits, impose age & identity scan, manage funds & keep up a strict licence, not only online, if it remains. While tradition is worthy of admiration, welfare takes precedence over gambling.

[_act_]

In cockfighting, the cocks will have to fight to death or to the extent that one cock is several injured to the extent that it can later even die and be killed after. Humans are wicked has been the reason this kind of game is still existing. As humans feel pain, the animals are also feeling pain. Such games needs to be banned by the government. There are other games that are existing.

[Davidvictorson]

In fact, it's a multi-billion peso industry, and if it were to be shut down, many ordinary citizens would be affected.

Why is this so? How will they be affected? Are they beneficiaries of this multi-billion peso industry or are they the ones that the industry is feeding off-of?

Although many people say that cockfighting is cruel to animals, setting that issue aside and focusing on the event itself, I find it incredibly thrilling. The matches can be highly addictive—especially if you have a genuine passion for these birds.

It is cruelty to animals. But I am not the one to judge. What other interesting stuff goes on aside watching animals fight to the death for the thrills of humans? Anyone who has genuine passion for these birds would not put them in that condition.

[Swordsoffreedom]

In cockfighting, the cocks will have to fight to death or to the extent that one cock is several injured to the extent that it can later even die and be killed after. Humans are wicked has been the reason this kind of game is still existing. As humans feel pain, the animals are also feeling pain. Such games needs to be banned by the government. There are other games that are existing.

Yes, cockfighting is a cruel international crime & should be banned. you know many countries have already banned it, the United States? It is illegal in all 50 states & federal law prohibits the transportation or betting on fights. My neighboring country Costa Rica & Paraguay restrictions are also in place for animal welfare & public policy. In some parts of India or rural areas such events still take place underground however that does not make it right. There needs to be a zero tolerance n a full stop against this cruel practice.

[Merit.s]

It's annoying to see how cruel humans are. Imagine, two people fighting to death and only one survives. It's same thing with these animals. What's the fun, the thrill and passion that's derived in this game. I will rather bet on sportbet and casino games.

In Phillipines, I believe that to see a cock will be rare and very expensive because almost all of them will be reserved for gambling. It is saddens me that the government support this kind of game.

[Hispo]

This is a topic which has been discussed here before, by the way. You could have found about what we all think about cockfighting by using the search feature of the forum, but anyways...

I believe cockfighting to be some kind of animal abuse, not only because people are forcing to animals to fight to death, but also because in many occasions the cocks are held in very bad conditions, specially if they are not animals with a high degree of victories or a good lineage. I have a cousin who used to be quite involved into cockfighting, he would spend much money to import a cock directly from Spain, and I remember an occasion when he executed one of his losing animals right on from of us (I was a teen),  because it made him to lose money at the fighting pit.

It is better just to stick to casino games and betting in sports, where no animal is suffering severely.

[Rruchi man]

Your thoughts?

Thoughts will depend on the perspective you have, and your perspective of it will depend on things like your moral standards and your culture. Culture has, in many cases, shaped the moral standards. This is why someone in the Philippines may see this as just a sport, like dog racing, etc., and that is okay, but someone elsewhere, where it is not a culture, may consider it cruelty to animals.

Personally I like to not judge based on my perspective, and I will say, just as humans have fighters who are in the sport to entertain, I like to think that these animals are the fighters of their own species and are happy with the entertainment that they are providing, just like livestock guardian dogs or the herding dogs that work on farms for protection of livestock and herding purposes.

I am not just happy that they are allowed to fight to their death.

[Dave1]

I have nothing against it, maybe others see it as a cruelty to animals. But if you have been brought up to a society that makes cockfighting a norm like in the Philippines, (and If I'm not mistaken, the Spanish colonial might have influence it) so there are no qualms about it.

But for those who are not familiar or even not aware that cocks are being used as a sports in some part of the globe, then they will be against it. Just like in horse racing as well, popular in US and Asia and even in Middle East but it's frown upon by some nation as well.

So we all have our opinions on animals abuse or cruelty to animals and it's going to be a century old debate.

[btc_angela]

This is a topic which has been discussed here before, by the way. You could have found about what we all think about cockfighting by using the search feature of the forum, but anyways...

I believe cockfighting to be some kind of animal abuse, not only because people are forcing to animals to fight to death, but also because in many occasions the cocks are held in very bad conditions, specially if they are not animals with a high degree of victories or a good lineage. I have a cousin who used to be quite involved into cockfighting, he would spend much money to import a cock directly from Spain, and I remember an occasion when he executed one of his losing animals right on from of us (I was a teen),  because it made him to lose money at the fighting pit.

It is better just to stick to casino games and betting in sports, where no animal is suffering severely.

Yes, I do agree that this is a form of cruelty and animal abuse. So I'm against this kind of sports, although I fell into horse racing, which to some extend is also animal abuse, but deaths doesn't not happen in every race. Unlike in cockfighting that it's either both or one of them are killed in front of those bettors and they are celebrating the death of an animal as a form of winning to them.

So maybe to each it's own, but I guess if we talk about morality and ethics in this world, animal cruelty is one hotly topic. We could enjoy gambling by not involving this animals and still win some money.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Like you said, it's a cultural kind of thing that has been there right from the olden people of your country, probably that's why they don't want to ban it (it has become a tradition for them) and I believe that some countries has some other cultural activities that might not really be pleasant to other people, this cock fighting or any other form of animals fighting is not in my country, the only thing we have here is wrestling among citizens. If those cocks are allowed to fight to death, then it's very bad though, I won't participate in betting on such game.

[arwin100]

Cockfighting is extremely popular in my country, the Philippines. In fact, it's a multi-billion peso industry, and if it were to be shut down, many ordinary citizens would be affected. It's said that cockfighting existed even before the Spanish conquest, which is why I believe it's deeply embedded in our culture and tradition, making it difficult to simply put an end to it.

Although many people say that cockfighting is cruel to animals, setting that issue aside and focusing on the event itself, I find it incredibly thrilling. The matches can be highly addictive—especially if you have a genuine passion for these birds.

Your thoughts?

For me its fight if its been done on right area like coliseums and the people could access it is on the right age like no minor is allowed to enter on the premises.

What I'm not fine is they market it and include it on online gambling then make it accessible to anyone. Since this is how the problem starts especially that lots of people can access it and they can control the volume of bettors entering on the platforms.

Yeah its cruel for other especially if they have tradition to protect the animals. But for countries in Asia which this one is their tradition I guess people just need to respect their customary. As long as they regulated it well and only those people in right age could able to gamble in those places.

[Oshosondy]

Like you said, it's a cultural kind of thing that has been there right from the olden people of your country, probably that's why they don't want to ban it (it has become a tradition for them) and I believe that some countries has some other cultural activities that might not really be pleasant to other people, this cock fighting or any other form of animals fighting is not in my country, the only thing we have here is wrestling among citizens. If those cocks are allowed to fight to death, then it's very bad though, I won't participate in betting on such game.

There are many things that can be cultural but which need to be stopped. I have heard of a country that they were killing twins before thinking they are not normal humans. Also I have heard many countries with absurd things before and this is beyond book but realities. Cockfighting is bad for the animals and it should be stopped. Something that is not good about culture should be eradicated.

[YOSHIE]

Your thoughts?

There is no opinion when talking about cockfighting gambling unless you see chickens that are limp to death covered in blood, gambling cockfighting is done, especially Southeast Asia where almost the average neighboring country does that.

But in my area, cockfighting gambling is not cruel, most of us risk the chicken to close the weapon in his feet, so no one hurts each other, except mouth vs. None of the mouths showed weapons on their feet, although there were also those who risked naked weapons but we did a little.

[EluguHcman]

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Cockfighting is extremely popular in my country, the Philippines. In fact, it's a multi-billion peso industry, and if it were to be shut down, many ordinary citizens would be affected.

Does it mean other means of eligibility for gambling is for the rich? Because it is assumed it is the only event common people can bet on according to you that if this game is shutdown it will affect the ordinary people.
I doubt what negative effect this will cause on the ordinary people. Perhaps there are sports, lottery and even casino games in the Philippine. So if in any case the government have to ban it, then I don't think of any harm it will cause among the citizens. Of course they can channel their passion for gambling to other events. 

What I only understand there is that the action will cut off the entertainment for participants who enjoys it while in the other way round, the cruelty of the cockfighting may have the potential of encouraging viewers especially kids to practice equivalently which maybe dangerous for human
This reason is why most countries had banned it while the Philippine still have it as part of their traditional social events