What are your thoughts on cockfighting?

[Cityhunter34]

Complete foolishness, but every region has its own customs and games. For example, in North Africa, there is the 'sheep fight,' where they bring two rams to butt heads against each other, and the winner earns money. and some people even bet on the winner..

This is serious, even though they place a bet on them. However, things are really happening in some countries you can imagine the confident that people have on this rams. Honestly, this is quite annoying to me because I have never seen such thing in my country, although just like as you mentioned that is how it goes because we all have different ways we do things, so is quite a normal thing that we can never change.

[livingfree]

This is serious, even though they place a bet on them. However, things are really happening in some countries you can imagine the confident that people have on this rams. Honestly, this is quite annoying to me because I have never seen such thing in my country, although just like as you mentioned that is how it goes because we all have different ways we do things, so is quite a normal thing that we can never change.

You're lucky if you're in a country that don't have these kinds of events and betting.

Because some countries value this as part of their tradition even if it's so gross to the eyes of others that are not into it.

We respect their tradition but putting it in the line of the bookies could make the feelings worse for those that find it gross.

[Hispo]

Complete foolishness, but every region has its own customs and games. For example, in North Africa, there is the 'sheep fight,' where they bring two rams to butt heads against each other, and the winner earns money. and some people even bet on the winner..

I didn't even know that was a thing, honestly. But considering there are folks willing to bet on people punching one another until unconsciousness, then it makes sense they would also bet on ram battling each other. Though, I must ask: those male sheep fight untill one of them get hurt or die to its injuries? Because that's a determining factor to know how much animal suffering is related to betting/gambling.

At this point, and after seeing that picture you shared, I would feel more comfortable betting on robot fights.

[SmartGold01]

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.

There are people who derives pleasures seeing cock fighting each others and they see it's as fun. Even if they are having fun with it, there should be a sets of limitations while these fights are going on, even human do have control and go for a rest while fighting but I do not see that happening direct with cockfights which I think there should be section where they fight and rest a bit maybe continue again just to make them have free space and resting time to relief some pains. Of course it would be fine is that type of gambling is being scrapped out because I do  not see anything attractive to this type of gambling.

[Agbamoni]

Complete foolishness, but every region has its own customs and games. For example, in North Africa, there is the 'sheep fight,' where they bring two rams to butt heads against each other, and the winner earns money. and some people even bet on the winner..

This is serious, even though they place a bet on them. However, things are really happening in some countries you can imagine the confident that people have on this rams. Honestly, this is quite annoying to me because I have never seen such thing in my country, although just like as you mentioned that is how it goes because we all have different ways we do things, so is quite a normal thing that we can never change.

Because you dont see them in your country dont mean its a bad sports. These rams are trained rams, and they are being treated more dearly when they leave the rings. There are other annoying things people do in your country, as culture but you cant say this is annoying because it seems entertaining. At least its better than killing them rams for nothing.

[GiftedMAN]

Complete foolishness, but every region has its own customs and games. For example, in North Africa, there is the 'sheep fight,' where they bring two rams to butt heads against each other, and the winner earns money. and some people even bet on the winner..

What doesn't make sensw to you could be sensible to another person same thing goes to our culture and tradition, there are so many things that people enjoy in their culture that others detest but you should not condem people for what they enjoy especially when they have been doing it for a long time. Cock fighting, butt fighting and other things are what people consider as fun and source of income to them even when we don't like it we should learn to respect their decisions and likeness. Imagine people Money legitimately when two cocks or butt fights each other it's sounds crazy but money is involved so it's fun.

[libert19]

Actually, there's no difference between this and boxing; it also involves killing each other. The only difference is that this cockfighting doesn't use gloves; instead, they use something sharp, which makes these chickens kill each other.

I disagree. In boxing fighters fight voluntarily, and they are getting paid  — what's there for chickens to gain? While there are cases where fighters have died, but usually death is not guaranteed (sport would be stopped if it was so) while here it is to chicken, even winner chicken must be slaughtered after win, I assume?

Regarding gloves, I searched what are they there for, but I got mixed opinions, but doesn't look like they are used as weapon, and deffo you can't say, they are equal to blades.

[Solosanz]

I disagree. In boxing fighters fight voluntarily, and they are getting paid  — what's there for chickens to gain? While there are cases where fighters have died, but usually death is not guaranteed (sport would be stopped if it was so) while here it is to chicken, even winner chicken must be slaughtered after win, I assume?

Regarding gloves, I searched what are they there for, but I got mixed opinions, but doesn't look like they are used as weapon, and deffo you can't say, they are equal to blades.

The chickens gains food, supplement and medical treatment.

Nope, not all chickens who who the fight will be slaughtered, however slaughtered is better than cockfighting because the chicken won't suffer. I'm sure human is also like that, if there are two choices either suffering incurable disease or instant death, people would choose instant death.

Cockfighting can't be compared to any sport including power slap, they're not fighting until one of them death.

[Alphakilo]

Your thoughts?

My thoughts on this don't matter. Because cockfighting didn't just start today in that location.

And will it end because we bastardize it? No. We aren't the only ones who say it is bad; there are others like us too. But it still thrives and continues to do so in some places in those locations, and it is widely accepted by the people and some government officials.

Nothing is going to change.

[Eternad]

Actually, there's no difference between this and boxing; it also involves killing each other. The only difference is that this cockfighting doesn't use gloves; instead, they use something sharp, which makes these chickens kill each other.

I disagree. In boxing fighters fight voluntarily, and they are getting paid  — what's there for chickens to gain? While there are cases where fighters have died, but usually death is not guaranteed (sport would be stopped if it was so) while here it is to chicken, even winner chicken must be slaughtered after win, I assume?

All chickens are meant to be slaughtered in the end. It's just there are some type of chickens that has fighting capabilities that human thought of a way to make them fight and gain profit out of it.

It's true that those chickens didn't choose to be put in a cockfight so it's those people who loves doing it should be put the blame. The government won't bother to stop it since they get tax from cockfighting.

[GigaBit]

It's true that those chickens didn't choose to be put in a cockfight so it's those people who loves doing it should be put the blame. The government won't bother to stop it since they get tax from cockfighting.

The government gets taxes and the common people enjoy watching the fight. But such a game platform should not be created for gambling because those animals do not want to fight on their own and they are forced to fight. People enjoy watching that fight, on the other hand, those animals are being tortured there.

I think the governments cannot stop it, but if the common people observe the matter very deeply and take decisions, then only those animals will be freed from such games. Since there are many alternatives to gambling, it is better not to use such games.

[giorgione]

Complete foolishness, but every region has its own customs and games. For example, in North Africa, there is the 'sheep fight,' where they bring two rams to butt heads against each other, and the winner earns money. and some people even bet on the winner..

What doesn't make sensw to you could be sensible to another person same thing goes to our culture and tradition, there are so many things that people enjoy in their culture that others detest but you should not condem people for what they enjoy especially when they have been doing it for a long time. Cock fighting, butt fighting and other things are what people consider as fun and source of income to them even when we don't like it we should learn to respect their decisions and likeness. Imagine people Money legitimately when two cocks or butt fights each other it's sounds crazy but money is involved so it's fun.

It's an abominable thing, and it's a third world thing, these things are simply madness from backward and cultureless countries, these fights are not normal or pleasant things to see, it's simply madness, and there's nothing funny about it.

[hedgeh0g]

Absolutely terrible entertainment is the one where you bet on animals fighting, because it is both a disgusting spectacle and a pointless activity in itself. I don't want to hear that this is a cultural heritage of our ancestors and requires respect, because it is violence against animals that cannot defend themselves, and therefore it is unfair to them.
This is a very bad example for children. I would never understand if I saw a father taking his child to such entertainment.

[LDL]

Cockfighting is not very popular in our country. Even in some regional areas, cockfighting is still held, but it is not competitive on a large scale. Since there is no betting option for this cockfighting competition in gambling, it is no longer popular worldwide. Again, cockfighting and bullfighting are considered cruel and inhumane to animals under the Animal Protection Act, and have been banned outright in various countries. Due to which, cockfighting and bullfighting have lost popularity over time.

[Agbamoni]

To play a cockfighting game could be so interesting and entertaining, however, we should also not only focus on our own pleasure alone, but the risk and harm we cause on these animals for fighting against each other, this is why some will not support the idea of using animals to fight each other all because of our own entertainment purpose, while some never thought of this as bad to do, but I think it's more better to engaged the virtual cockfighting than the ones that happens live using the birds.

Its funny when I see you guys talk about harm caused to these animals. You are obviously a hypocrite if we keep thinking this way. Because the same animal you care so much about is the same you go to the supermarket to buy as meat. Basically you do buy them alive, kill them and eat them in your houses. Can we leave the discussion that has to do with sympathy and focus more on the fun and entertainment from watching these animals fight. Aftercall the injuries they get is not so severe because its coming from their fellow specie.

[Fortify]

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?

If two grown men want to bash the fuck out of each other and get into a ring willingly together - knowing all the risks involved, then that is completely acceptable. However to find any sort of competition of excitement out of two living animals decked up with deadly weapons that are scared and forced to fight each other to the death, with both likely covered in blood and receiving critical injuries, then you are a bit sick in the head. We have come a long time since the Spanish conquest and there are plenty of other normal forms of entertainment that do not involve such unnecessary brutality, along with plenty of other sports that you can bet on in place of this. There is simply no justification for it these days and you are honestly a bit psycho if you think betting on this is ok.

[Oluwa-btc]

Personally,I don't like violence,so watching animals engage in such acruel form of sport activity that'll often lead to death and severe damages feels unfair to me.Although,in some countries it's prohibited because of animal welfare policies and laws, it's got several ethical controversies which has people to strongly oppose it.

[lionheart78]

To play a cockfighting game could be so interesting and entertaining, however, we should also not only focus on our own pleasure alone, but the risk and harm we cause on these animals for fighting against each other, this is why some will not support the idea of using animals to fight each other all because of our own entertainment purpose, while some never thought of this as bad to do, but I think it's more better to engaged the virtual cockfighting than the ones that happens live using the birds.

Its funny when I see you guys talk about harm caused to these animals. You are obviously a hypocrite if we keep thinking this way. Because the same animal you care so much about is the same you go to the supermarket to buy as meat. Basically you do buy them alive, kill them and eat them in your houses. Can we leave the discussion that has to do with sympathy and focus more on the fun and entertainment from watching these animals fight.

It is funny when we see people justify the cruelty to animals by integrating the idea of hypocrisy about eating meat.  As we see, there are lots of differences between harming animals by means of entertainment and butchering them for survival.  Anyone can push the idea of farming animals for food, and raising them for a death match entertainment is the same thing but they are not.  One is to sustain nutrients needed by people, while the other is to sustain the excitement felt from seeing two animals fight to the death.  There is a huge difference between needs and distorted desire.

[Dunamisx]

Complete foolishness, but every region has its own customs and games. For example, in North Africa, there is the 'sheep fight,' where they bring two rams to butt heads against each other, and the winner earns money. and some people even bet on the winner..

This is serious, even though they place a bet on them. However, things are really happening in some countries you can imagine the confident that people have on this rams. Honestly, this is quite annoying to me because I have never seen such thing in my country, although just like as you mentioned that is how it goes because we all have different ways we do things, so is quite a normal thing that we can never change.

People are actually using Rams to fight against each other for an entertainment purpose, but this is no more common as before, as many things have developed and also changed, but the sad aspect of this is from the way we make use of this animals in fighting each other, which is not polite enough, I've witnessed a situation were by the rams are fighting and as they nod each other, one died immediately, because of the level it was being hitter by the other one.

[Odusko]

We use to have to competition during some local festivals in my country and most times those animals get injured or even killed since there is no much regulation in this animal game's most time their are allowed to fight till death which is something that I don't fancy in that games, but overall we have to build some level of resistance and awareness as a see that this type of game is becoming popular right now in the northern part of my country.