Cockfighting
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physical activities > <physical activities by specific context> > <public and interactive activities> > games > sports > blood sports
Descripción
The sport of pitting gamecocks (male chickens) to fight each other, often with metal spurs afixed to their feet; the sport was formerly was commonly practiced, but is now illegal in most countries. It was popular in ancient times in India, China, and Persia; it spread to Greece, Asia Minor, Europe, and the Americas.
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- cock-fighting [en]