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      <![CDATA[If its legal to have an unborn child ripped from your womb and killed why can I not fight my roosters. If you don't like it don't go see it, its not like we do it in public.
        
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      <![CDATA[Some of these people defending this sport, should live in a nice community with roosters sequestered in the neighbors  back yard, right next to your property and within 20 feet of your back door. Listening to the noise 24 - 7 and having cars and motorcycles zooming in at all hours day and night.
        
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      <![CDATA[Like I said, strap spurs to your feet and have an ass kicking contest.
        
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      <![CDATA[@ betterthanme. I can see that you know nothing about the sport and dont care to learn.
        
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      <![CDATA[@Jimto:  All you aficionados should be made to strap razor sharp spikes to your feet and have ass kicking contests. Losers can be brunch.
        
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      <![CDATA[If marijuana can be legalized, why can't people accept cockfighting? The problem with humane society gurus is that they also eat chicken.
        
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      <![CDATA[God put fighting roosters on this earth to fight now you people think it cruel you say your Christians and holey people but your not...cock fighting has been a sport for years and will be a sport for many years to come no matter how hard u try to stop it you won't ever stop it..you say gambling is illegal but you play the lottery and go to a casino yes we do we all beleave different believes right always...so legalizing cockfighting would be the best thong in the world ...would help the economy and get us out of debt
        
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      <![CDATA[#1 it IS against the law.<br>
#2 It IS animal cruelty in the highest form.<br>
#3 it IS gambling which is illegal.<br>
#4 It IS an archaic neanderthal practice with a penchant for accompanying violence and corruption, and on a personal note, beneath the dignity of civilized society in the 21st century.<br>
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Other than that, it is peachy keen!
        
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      <![CDATA[@AWP:  We finally found a difference to argue about. If you want to watch an animal do something it "loves," buy a Labrador and throw a stick for him.
        
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      <![CDATA[Promoting animal cruelty is sickening and so are the people who standby and promote it.
        
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      <![CDATA[I think AWP should market his man-eating roosters!
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Angry White Patriot!]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[As someone raised with this wonderful sport, I think that if you people would just learn a little more about it, you'd probably love it too! It's a sport that requires tremendous strategy, patience, and practice!
        
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      <![CDATA[While I abhor any form of animal cruelty, I do think there should be some perspective in the penalties. <br>
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Of course, if I were a legislator with such an opinion, I would proudly offer an amendment to the bill instead of trying to kill it altogether.
        
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      <![CDATA["For somebody who fights a chicken or attends a chicken fight to potentially have more time than someone committing domestic violence or abusing children is ridiculous," Holt said.<br>
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If the above assertion by Holt is true, then they just need to raise the penalty for those low lifes that commit domestic violence and even worse, the scum who abuse children.
        
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      <![CDATA[Mmmmmm..... hot chicken
        
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      <![CDATA[And what about dogs, people should be allowed to have pit bulls tethered to 100 little cages in their front yard. Isn't puppy farming a form of agriculture?
        
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      <![CDATA[Chickens? Oh!
        
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      <![CDATA[Does that rube Matheny think that raising roosters and cockfighting are the same thing? Gosh, I hope he doesn't get confused about the difference between raising daughters and pimping them out.
        
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