Cockfighting remains a popular tradition in Puerto Rico
Tagged: activist, Mexico, Puerto Rico, SpainPosted on: January 24th, 2007“Cockfighting enthusiasts in this U.S. Caribbean territory, where almost every town has a fighting pit, consider the bloodsport a beloved tradition dating from Spains colonization of the island more than five centuries ago.
Cockfighting is so widespread in Puerto Rico that devotees feel no threat from animal rights activists, unlike counterparts in Louisiana and New Mexico ”” the only two U.S. states where the practice remains legal. Cockfighting has been legal in Puerto Rico since 1933.”
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