Cockfighting was a major issue in the 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election that allowed rural hick democrat Brad Henry to upset Steve Largent.
There was a referendum to ban it on the ballot, it passed by 56%-44%, so a very large minority wanted to keep it legal, it was at least as recently as then in, not nearly as socially unacceptable as dog fighting. I seem to remember it being a plot of a “Seinfeld” (set in NYC) episode once. “Kramer” got involved in underground cockfights. I can’t imagine the #1 sitcom in America having a dog fighting episode.
Anyway, even though the ban passed, it brought out tons of slack-jawed yokels to vote against it, they also voted for Henry who was able to win a narrow plurality with RINO ex-US Attorney Gary Richardson stealing votes from Largent as an independent.
Brad Henry 43.27%
Steve Largent 42.61%
Gary Richardson 14.12%
I agree with you that it’s vile and disgusting and it would be my preference if it were illegal everywhere. Auh2o tells me that banning it in Puerto Rico would cause economic problems because it employs a significant amount of people.
If you try to ban cockfighting in Puerto Rico the United States will have itself a popular revolt in a magnitude not seen since the War for Southern Independence. In Puerto Rico, New York, Illinois and Florida. The fans of this “Sport of Gentlemen” are usually wild, drunk, and heavily armed.
A Bantam is the mascot of the University of Puerto Rico.
Cockfighting is not more cruel than hunting or fishing. At least the birds have a fighting chance.
Even more, I would bring back Bull Fighting to Puerto Rico, too.
When they ban human fighting like boxing, karate, MMA, Ultimate Fighting, etc., they can ban cockfighting.
Sincerely,
A Slack-Jawed, Knuckle Dragging, Puerto Rican Hombre.
Cockfighting...sounds like a San Francisco treat.
Kramer’s fighting cock was named “Little Jerry Seinfeld.” Funny episode.
And I don’t recall ever saying that a ban on cockfighting would create an economic catastrophe, but it certainly would piss off a lot of people.
I’ve never attended a cockfight, and I never will, but I would rank cockfighting pretty far down in a list of things that should not be allowed in a civilized society. Chickens are birds (they’re not even mammals, for crying out loud), they are nowhere near an endangered species, and if they aren’t fighting each other they’d be getting their heads cut off so that we can cook them and eat them.