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It was a strange space. We feel very strange. We were the only foreigners in that raised quadrilateral so that the roosters would fight. There was something captivating in the environment. The screaming, heat, The feeling of being in a place absent from norms. Gallos fights are not prohibited in Thailand, but almost. The bets do, But it is really almost also (now, beginnings of 2025, They talk about changing that rule to sow the country of casinos). Like prostitution, Like the drug. Everything is almost in Thailand, A diffuse border where the forbidden can be done as long as you do not disturb the accommodation of certain social classes.
Roaring that stadium. One rooster lashed out to the other and some bets changed hands. Greed and blood are sometimes inseparable. Two animals were squeaky that pecked the skull, their claws stuck. We stayed at two fights. One of the roosters shunned the fight three times and the gadiators circus with feathers was over. And then silence was made.
It is a business. Very humble people who teach to kill their bird, not to go back, And thus live from his wild courage. We talk to the owners of some victors, Estaban Exultants. His galló had given them a good money pincon. It was a strong bird, brave, I would return to the ring when some wounds were cured.
The combat notice sounded again. We saw the people return to their seats. By megafonía they announced that we were leaving the stadium before letting us out. They give you a table with a number where bets are pointed out. Bets against others. And they warned those others that those numbers were going in case someone had to claim a debt. We don't bet anything. We look with a mixture of amazement and displeasure. To feel bad about seeing how two roosters try to massacred, to feel good about contemplating that vaodevil overflowing with raw humanity. Life is also that, A LIFE SPACE, greed and cruelty.
We left and roared the stadium. Two roosters began to try to kill themselves.
Video: Javier Brandoli
