Cockfighting in the U.S.A: What Defenders Say About It

 A while back I filmed a short documentary about cockfighting in Louisiana that took place in the town of St. Martinsville.

Need I say, I took a strong stance against cockfighting.

Sure, what’s there not to hate about two roosters that are bred to fight it out to the death in a ring (cockpit) while men wager on who will be the winner?

The really astonishing thing; when I posted the video on You Tube I got a slew of comments from people who were actually pro-cockfighting. In their idyllic world there would actually be more cockfighting. Quicker than you can say reinstate-Michael-Vick-in-the-NFL, it was pointed out that I was actually the ignorant one.

Here’s a taste of what these proud Americans had to say about my anti-cockfighting video. Some responses are just plain confusing:

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nice thing fightin
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Guess the HUSU should show up like they did in Tenneesee at a rooster fight and GAS everyone one of the harmless chickens. Gass barrels used to kill them all while they struggle and fight for there life. Rather see them do what comes natural to them and fight to the dealth naturally than PETA and HUSU get involved and kill/torture to dealth everyone with poison gas chambers/barrels. What a sad joke the public is conned into.
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Fucked up? Harmon you know nothing about cockfighting, what are you a tree humper? a vegitarian? suck a fat one you queer!
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The Gamecock is a true warrior meant for battle. So all you dog or cat loving french kissing freaks are the ones that need to be checked. Come on think about it, we fight gamecocks because that is exactly what they were put on this earth for. I really don’t think God meant for Humans to french kiss their animals after they’ve licked their asses and genitals clean, but you do it anyways. Now who’s the one that needs help?
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Cock fighting still legal in kentucky, catch a good fight this saturday!
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I continue to be amazed at how some ill imformed people think they have a right to restrict peoples use of their animals. The gamecocks intended use for thousands of years is to fight. If you do not agree with it, mind your own buisness. The best people I have ever met were cockfighters.
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long live the gamecock!
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i love this guy
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this video is so true
these roosters live longer than a chicken you get from kfc or popeyes
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this film represents american ignorance towards cockfighting
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Cockfight trainer? Funny I didn’t know you could train an all with such a small brain to do anything, much less fight.
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if u dont like it why did u go ..and to eat a chicken that only lives less than 6weeks but talk shit bout cockfighting ur a fuckn hipacrit..
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he experiences what he wants to write about. it is called investigative journalism.
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hell yea cockfighting rules
 

 

 

wright cockmaster's picture

cockfighting is an american and every other countries staple

we fight them because it is natural.the eggs you buy came from hens sitting in a small box laying every day and never get out and you call fighting torture, when you eat your next omalet think about what you and your forfathers stand for.there is nothing wrong with it and what about racing horses if they get hurt you shoot them they were breed to race and game cocks were breed to fight.get over it .you people that think its wrong you need to do long hard thinking on what is right or wrong.leave the cockfighters alone or join us.

Canaderek's picture

Subtext

I found four "cocks", two mentions of "breeding", one of "laying", and a "long hard" in that comment.

I have the feeling it's not actually chickens that have got you so excited.

And you end with "join us". I'm a very liberal guy, but I'm going to have to politely decline.

There is a theory which suggests that the appeal of forcing flightless fowl into unnatural combat is all but limited to very, very stupid people in the Southern United States and South America. It seems the further south you go, the more cock-obsessed rooster sadists you find.

P.S: You mispelled "countries" (should be "country's"), "omalet" (should be "omelet", or "omellette"), "forfathers" ("forefathers" is, by contrast, a real word), "breed" (should be the past tense: "bred"), and "its" (apostrophes can be your friends). Also, you misused the word "staple". It's meant to refer only to foods and other necessary material goods. Cockfighting is neither.

nancy's picture

Why the fascination with

Why the fascination with watching the destruction of a life? Why does everyone resort to the line, "my forefathers did it..." as if that were an excuse for any kind of cruelty? Is it that cockfighting enthusiasts feel that animals are merely property and don't deserve the chance to choose whether or not they want to fight? I want answers! Stop flinging poo at each other,  all this name calling and petty fith grade comebacks only support the notion that you are fifth graders. If you support cockfighting you can make your point by responding in a manner that doesn't make the rest of us want to flip you off.

By the way, I personally flip you off.

nancy's picture

I loved that.

I loved that.

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Great cock fighting I love to watch every time. thanks for sharing this.

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