Cock fighting is one of the main staples for men in the Philippines. Often the owners give more care and attention to their roosters than they do themselves or their families. The key to winning is a healthy rooster which means vitamins and good food. Many of the owners told me that they often go without food so that their roosters can be properly fed. However the roosters are forced to practice fighting under controlled circumstances with no blades for many months before their big day. When the day comes, they are matched and set out into the ring to die or live to die another day.
