An inside look at Cockfighting in Cuba

[rhcolbert]

Great write up.  Thanks for sharing!

[ChanceSchmerr]

10 hours ago, semifan1 said:

They still do it in Guam. Went to a few as another said lots of drinking and gambling going on. I was amazed at how big the blade was attached to the birds feet sharp as hell too.

Seriously? I'll be back on Guam for all of July this year....where is this at?

 

[RijkdeGooier]

7 hours ago, DBNInc said:

I wasn't aware horse fights existed, or did you mean something else?

 

[LLC]

Great article Ken, really enjoyed reading it.


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[DBNInc]

5 hours ago, RijkdeGooier said:

 

Learning something new every day!  Interesting how they use the horses' natural breeding instincts to force them to exert dominance.  They'd probably never be able to get them to fight otherwise.  Do they not have dogs there?  Seems like it'd be a lot easier.

[Balboa]

16 hours ago, DBNInc said:

That guy appears to be licking the cock rather aggressively in one of the last photos...

Is it me or does this sound really off ?

[Ken Gargett]

1 minute ago, Balboa said:

Is it me or does this sound really off ?

it is not you. very much off.

[semifan1]

11 hours ago, ChanceSchmerr said:

Seriously? I'll be back on Guam for all of July this year....where is this at?

 

When they have their carnival for Liberation they do it on Friday and Saturday.  You should be there for that. I want to say it starts in June and runs thru Aug.

[DBNInc]

1 hour ago, Balboa said:

Is it me or does this sound really off ?

Did you look at the photos?  It looks even more off than it sounds!

[Ken Gargett]

3 hours ago, DBNInc said:

Did you look at the photos?  It looks even more off than it sounds!

understand and yes, off, but it is quite bizarre when you are there. they do give the birds mouth to mouth and there is no suggestion that this is odd or off but rather an accepted procedure and part of the event. and after, most of them spat on the chook's bum and then inserted their finger - they believe it helps calm the bird. odd but, well very odd.

[DBNInc]

I read about the mouth-to-mouth and bum-poking bits in your article, very interesting, but that pic where he's licking the birds face was unexpected.

Then I was just taking advantage of the opportunity to make use of the double entendre