Quote from: btc_angela on Today at 10:32:53 AM

Quote from: Hispo on Today at 10:09:37 AM

This is a topic which has been discussed here before, by the way. You could have found about what we all think about cockfighting by using the search feature of the forum, but anyways...

I believe cockfighting to be some kind of animal abuse, not only because people are forcing to animals to fight to death, but also because in many occasions the cocks are held in very bad conditions, specially if they are not animals with a high degree of victories or a good lineage. I have a cousin who used to be quite involved into cockfighting, he would spend much money to import a cock directly from Spain, and I remember an occasion when he executed one of his losing animals right on from of us (I was a teen), because it made him to lose money at the fighting pit.

It is better just to stick to casino games and betting in sports, where no animal is suffering severely.

Yes, I do agree that this is a form of cruelty and animal abuse. So I'm against this kind of sports, although I fell into horse racing, which to some extend is also animal abuse, but deaths doesn't not happen in every race. Unlike in cockfighting that it's either both or one of them are killed in front of those bettors and they are celebrating the death of an animal as a form of winning to them.

So maybe to each it's own, but I guess if we talk about morality and ethics in this world, animal cruelty is one hotly topic. We could enjoy gambling by not involving this animals and still win some money.

I believe horse racing more acceptable, to be honest. Because it is within the interest of the racer and the trainers to keep their horses as healthy and happy as possible, so they have more chances to get money out their performance in important races. In developed countries it is not lawful to hold events of cock fighting, but it is possible to bet on horse races, because there is a very tight regulation on the management and treatment of horses, if some trainer is going guilty of neglect and cruelty against animals, then they are prosecuted, something which does not happen in countries like mine.
So I would be okey with betting on horses, if the race takes place in the United States, England, the European Union or other countries in which animal well-being is important and respected by the local government.
There is way so much difference between cockfighting and races.