In countries like the Dominican Republic, there exists some hobbies that may be deemed by some people to be abusive and over the edge, while the rest believe that since it's already part of the Dominican culture, the permissions governing it should already be given.
Depending on your viewpoint, it may be the representation of war, or the extension of human agression. It consists mainly of two expertly trained roosters who battle it out until one falls down. It's a bloody sport alright, with one of the roosters usually dying because of the damaged received. Sometimes, the human owners really make it a battle up to death.
If you are not into the cockfighting culture, then it's easy to just feel disgusted by this act and condemn it immediately as something that is disgusting and reproachable. Personally, I'm not a fan of cockfighting itself because I feel like it's belittling the lives of living organisms. On the other hand, those who are into the sport think of it as something that's beautiful. There's drama and violence. What else would you need?
Cockfighting must have been one of the oldest sports in the world, dating before the time of Christ, with its origin believed to be in India 4600 years ago. Nobody really knows when exactly the sport reached the country, although most experts believe that it was brought over to the colony by the Spanish people during the colonial period.
The Dominican people then collectively had a certain affection for this fowl, admiring both its strength and ability to conquer its foes. Whatever your take on the sport is, we cannot deny that it will stay in Dominican culture for a very long while. Cockfighting is a male ritual here in the Dominican Republic. The owners of the roosters themselves see the battle through the eyes of their warriors. If the cock loses, the ego of the owner is bruised, in just the same way that the ego is boosted during victory.
