I think the puplic who are against cockfighting and like to eat chicken at home or take out chicken dinners. Sould all go and have a tour through a chicken processing plant before you criticize the dominician culture. cockingfighting in dominician rep. Is a national event for them just like bull fighting in other countries are. This event has been going on for over 200 hundred years so lets respect there customs in their country. Dominicians don't tell us what we can do and what we can not do. So my believe is stay out of other peoples customs.

They should not compare it to Micheal Vick, this is a custom there and dog fighting is not a custom in the US

Who wrote this?

who said fighting dogs is not an old custom in U.S.A. it is ......now considered cruel and illegal .....did you think those hip hop thugs that walk around with Pit Bulls made that thing up ...no my friend that is why they are called PIT bulls..they are a fighting dog ...an old anglo saxon custom of the culture now illegal...like all animal mistreatment it becomes less fashionable more and more every day....try to imagine the Christians and the lions .....someone probably thought it was cruel to the lions

Cock Fighting is Medieval - Its pretty gruesome. But if you're going to moan about Dominicans indulging in this part of their culture. Then too moan about Dog Fighting in the US - Bull Fighting in Spain - Fox hunting in the UK. They are all pretty sick practices, but for some reason some people like to see animals suffer. Very weird.

under the concept of globalization.....Global warming ......green......and P.E.T.A. etc. all these things become the new religions.....and cannot be criticized ...as attached to any nation.....like America,because the practitioners are of many nationalities including Dominican

In short, humanity can selectivly justify anything. Alternativly, we can strike condemnation on anyone or anything that we don't feel comfortable sharing within our personal comfort zone. Unfortunatly, it doesn't stop there. The weak will attempt to impose their ideals and standards through discriptive words meant to repulse and shame. The strong will cause turmoil, anarchy and war. All of which begin with a different zone of acceptance and end in turmoil and destruction. Each of you need to look deeper within yourselves and within your enviroment before before pointing to anothers supposed fault. Your opinions show your ignorance, intolerance and lack of knowledge about what your own country considers acceptable in terms of sports or ethical treatment of animals. Go visit a couple of slaughter houses and watch the violence in hockey, boxing, extreme fighting. Or walk down some of your back alley's and see the lack of humanity on behalf of you and your government in regards to the hom

I agree with RUDYJAEGER, we dominicans don't have to apologize just because americans don't like it! Majority of Dominican Men get involved in this sport becuase its our culture just like it has always been. So who ever says Dominican Baseball Players have to apologize because of this action should not butt into our lives!

Humans are animals.
Boxing vs. Cockfighting all contenders are given weapons.
What's the difference!

P.E.T.A.: What is the sport of fishing considered? Of course excluding extinct animals.

P.E.T.A.......People for the Eating and Tasting of Animals.....