In Reply to: Cockfighting posted by doogie on Tuesday, 18. September 2007 at 15:25 Bali Time:
fellows and if you offer a nice tip as well he might even take you to one. Alternatively grab a motor bike and head out into the countryside. Watch out for locations where 30 or more other motor bikes are all parked closely together on the roadside - 90% chance there is a cock fight going on nearby.
The birds lead pretty good lives actually, esp compared to the KFC style battery farms in Australia. They run around free as chicks and will outlive their siblings if selected as a potential fighter. The owners have great affection for them and take a lot of pride in their care. It's part of the evening ritual for the village guys to gather at sunset for a chat by the roadside and anybody who has a promising cock brings the bird with him to be stroked, admired and fed some delicacies.
When the end comes it's quick and clean. Way better IMHO than living one's entire life on a conveyor belt to the slaughtering machine and automated feather plucker. They end up as dinner either way but at least the fighting cocks are treated decently during their journey to the table. Their cousins who end up shrink wrapped at Woolies or in a McNuggets container must envy them.