Cock fighting
I've never been a big fan of cock fighting, even though it does sound kind of naughty. In fact cruelty to animals of any kind sorta bugs me.
So, when I read this, I was shocked!
Several SWAT teams, helicopters and dozens of state troopers
participated in the raid Saturday on the sprawling Del Rio Cockfight Pit.
They seized about $40,000 in cash and killed more than 300 roosters.
They killed 300 roosters? Why would they kill the roosters? Besides the gambling part, isn't cock fighting illegal because it's cruel to the roosters? Am I missing something here?
Isn't that kind of like stopping tyranny by lying your ass off, creating a breeding ground for terrorists, killing over 100,000 people, starting a civil war, and installing a theocratic government that oppresses women? All in the name of freedom, of course.
So, when I read this, I was shocked!
Several SWAT teams, helicopters and dozens of state troopers
participated in the raid Saturday on the sprawling Del Rio Cockfight Pit.
They seized about $40,000 in cash and killed more than 300 roosters.
They killed 300 roosters? Why would they kill the roosters? Besides the gambling part, isn't cock fighting illegal because it's cruel to the roosters? Am I missing something here?
Isn't that kind of like stopping tyranny by lying your ass off, creating a breeding ground for terrorists, killing over 100,000 people, starting a civil war, and installing a theocratic government that oppresses women? All in the name of freedom, of course.
posted by cookie christine @ 6/13/2005
3 Comments:
At June 13, 2005,
Sylvana said…
The roosters can't be adopted out. They have it so ingrained to fight, that they can actually be dangerous. Sad but true. They feel that it is better to kill them humanely than to let them get into the hands of people who will fight with them again- and they fight them to the death.
At June 13, 2005,
cookie christine said…
That is sad. But I guess that makes sense.
At June 13, 2005,
Anonymous said…
The roosters have to be killed. Once they've tasted blood, no chicken feed will satisfy.
Didn't you ever see Ghost and the Darkness, about those two giant African roosters that kept trying to eat Val Kilmer?
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