FIGHTING ROOSTERS

n.117 cm.101x152

semi-gloss on canvas

Another representation of fighting roosters.
The Cockfight is still practiced in Las Galeras.
It is known as the sport of "caballeros" (gentlemen), as you bet with another person, but only verbally, small or large sums of money. A challenge without having to sign any documents, committing only on the word of honor.
After the fight, the loser, "very gentleman", pays the winner!

For many, cockfighting should be abolished, because they impose a cruel and violent death of innocent animals and are morally harmful for the many children who attend.
The farmers, in response, usually claim that their business is an art, and that the animals are treated like royalty until they drop in combat.
In many states, these fights are illegal. But in most of Central America, as in Santo Domingo, is a tradition rooted to disappear too.
In Las Galeras, there is a "gallera" (place for fighting), open on Thursday in the afternoon.