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What is Cockfighting? Save Email Print
Posted: 7:26 PM Sep 21, 2007
Last Updated: 12:50 PM Sep 24, 2007
Reporter: Sharra Klug
Email Address: sklug@whsv.com

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Cockfighting falls into a category of sporting activities known as blood sports and it dates back several centuries to ancient Asia.

Two roosters, known as "gamecocks" that are usually trained to battle, face off until either one of the birds has died, or one of them refuses to fight any more.

Roosters are very aggressive, especially towards males of the same species.

The roosters fight in a walled pit and are accompanied by their handlers and a referee.

In some fights, birds are outfitted with weapons on their legs that can be called gaffs, cockspurs or knives. In other fights, known as peck fights, the birds do not have extra weapons.

In many countries, cockfighting is illegal and considered cruel to animals.

Common terms that have come from this sport include "the pecking order," "cocky" and "cockpit."


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Posted by: Timothy Location: Elkton on Sep 22, 2007 at 10:56 AM
Why is it that grown men, have to find amusement in watching animals kill other animals??

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