A very dumb question on Roosters

[Gem99ultra]

I have been to 3 different cock fights in 3 different countries on 2 continents. I was invited by my hosts and I viewed it as a way to immerse myself in their culture. Is it inhumane I suppose it is, but so is the treatment those poor chickens endured to make your chick-fil-a sandwich you ate the other day. You have seen those trucks driving down the road full of caged chickens crapping all over themselves. Lots of animals are treated inhumanely but we turn a blind eye to it because steak is good, chicken sandwiches are good. This is no different except these rooster live a much more noble life and die a good death, not crapping on themselves in a cage so you can eat them fried up slathered in special sauce.

My uncle raised and fought fighting cocks all his life. He built his home on winnings. But don't mistake that raising and prepairing fight roosters is an easy job. Every rooster had to be exercised for no less than 15 minutes every morning, usually 30 mintues each. That entailed running the across a 6' plank, flipping them to build up wing and body strength. And thier feed had to be very specific for muscle building.
Much of the money was from buying and selling the roosters though. I've seen him pay over $100 for a particular rooster. And selling some for the same or more.
I might add, I do not adhere to the idea of fighting roosters, nor dogs. I realize that it's a common thing in many countries, and in our history., And it's no more inhumane than knuckle-fights, which is popular on TV now. But, it is what it is.

 

[Sigarms]

There comes a time in life you can say "I don't need to have an opinion on what others do, if it doesn't affect me".

A lot of non Jewish Germans thought the same way with the Jewish Germans during WW2

Although a drastic analogy, it does raise the issue on where you draw a line.

 

[paulsharvey]

A lot of non Jewish Germans thought the same way with the Jewish Germans during WW2

Although a drastic analogy, it does raise the issue on where you draw a line.

So, been a life time ago, but I had to take an intro to ethics or something similar at community College. Now, keep in mind, these are all "building construction" or whatever guys, so, about 1/3 ex military, 1/3 just out of HS, and about 1/3 adult men in the trades. She kept on preaching about the female circumcision in an African country. One of the guys finally told her, "we don't care", she said we all were as bad as ******, and ignoring it was allowing it. He told her, We pay you, cause we have to have this class, so shut up, and either teach the class, or just give us the test".

It's amazing what we can just look past, and choose not to partake in, and how much happier and simpler life is, when you don't worry about things that don't affect you. As I've gotten older, I've become way more libertarian/live and let live, and accepted. From cock fighting, to drugs, alternative life styles, sex workers, whatever. I draw the line at harm to people, but short of that, it's a free country

 

[paulsharvey]

Hmm, the Austrian mustache man's name is blocked. Wonder if the Georgian fella with the mustache name is blocked as well, or the ugly little guy from Cambodia, or the Mongolia guy with the horse...

 

[Sigarms]

It's amazing what we can just look past, and choose not to partake in, and how much happier and simpler life is, when you don't worry about things that don't affect you. As I've gotten older, I've become way more libertarian/live and let live, and accepted. From cock fighting, to drugs, alternative life styles, sex workers, whatever. I draw the line at harm to people, but short of that, it's a free country

It's easy when you don't go looking for it, question becomes what happens when it comes to you in your own backyard?