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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man repairs the wing of his fighting cock at a pit in rural Thailand. He used feathers from birds his cock defeated in previous fights. The rooster has been in six fights and won them all. He also his fight Saturday. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man repairs the wing of his fighting cock at a pit in rural Thailand. He used feathers from birds his cock defeated in previous fights. The rooster has been in six fights and won them all. He also his fight Saturday. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man repairs the wing of his fighting cock at a pit in rural Thailand. He used feathers from birds his cock defeated in previous fights. The rooster has been in six fights and won them all. He also his fight Saturday. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man and his assistants repair the wing of his fighting cock at a pit in rural Thailand. He used feathers from birds his cock defeated in previous fights. The rooster has been in six fights and won them all. He also his fight Saturday. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men suture their fighting cock's head after it passed out during a fight. The bird recovered from its wounds and went on to win its match. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men suture their fighting cock's head after it passed out during a fight. The bird recovered from its wounds and went on to win its match. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man feeds his fighting cock by hand after a fight at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man carries his fighting cock from the pit after it lost its fight in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A "bookie" keeps notes as a cockfight takes place in a pit in rural Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men watch a cockfight in a private pit in rural Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man tapes up the heel spur of his fighting cock so it doesn't injure his opponent in a pit in rural Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man cleans his fighting cock before it enters a pit in rural Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A rooster pecks at feed left for him in Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok. Between July and September the economy expanded 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. Thailand's economy achieved a weak 0.2 per cent growth across the first nine months of the year. The NESDB said the Thai economy is expected to grow by 1 percent in 2014. Authorities say the sluggish growth is because tourists have not returned to Thailand in the wake of the coup in May, 2014, and that reduced demand for computer components, specifically hard drives, was also hurting the economy. Thailand is the leading manufacturer of computer hard drives in the world. The Thai government has announced a stimulus package worth $11 billion (US) to provide cash handouts to farmers and promised to speed up budget spending to boost consumption.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A bookie tallies his take after a long shot bird he put a bet on won in a cockfight in northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A bettor counts his winnings after a cockfight in Nakhon Phanom provinve, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A bird's owner picks up his fighting cock after the bird won its fight in rural northeast Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men suture their fighting cock's head after it passed out during a fight. The bird recovered from its wounds and went on to win its match. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A trainer cleans the head wounds on his fighting cock after a bout in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A trainer massages his cock's neck after the bird passed during a cockfight in Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. The bird apparently came back from the dead (as one bookie put it) and went on to win its fight. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A fighting cock waits to enter the pit in Nakhon Phanom province Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Bookies watch the action at a cockfight in Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man tends to his fighting cock after it won its bout at a small cock pit in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man tends to his fighting cock after it won its bout at a small cock pit in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man feeds his fighting cock by hand after a fight at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men watch and wager on cock fights in a pit in rural Thailand. The wagering continues with the odds continuously changing through the fight. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Glue is used to repair wings on fighting cocks at a pit in rural Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Glue is used to repair wings on fighting cocks at a pit in rural Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men compare their fighting cocks before a cock fight in rural Thailand. The fight promoter will pair the birds bases on size and experience.  Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men watch a cockfight in a private pit in rural Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 30, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand:  A rooster with a Red Shirt banner around its neck near the Red Shirt staging area in Bangkok Tuesday. There were only a few thousand protestors at the scene Tuesday, down from 100,000 a week ago. The Thai government has asked the leaders of the Red Shirts to reduce the size of their protest as the number of protestors at the scene has declined in recent days. The Red Shirts have issued a formal answer to the request but said they have broken peace talks with the government and would intensify their protests in coming days. The Red Shirts want the government dissolved immediately, the government countered with calling new elections at the end this year, one year ahead of schedule. That was not acceptable to the Red Shirt leadership who than walked out of the talks and said no more would be held. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 30, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Red Shirt protestor plays guitar with a rooster in has lap near the Red Shirt staging area in Bangkok Tuesday. There were only a few thousand protestors at the scene Tuesday, down from 100,000 a week ago. The Thai government has asked the leaders of the Red Shirts to reduce the size of their protest as the number of protestors at the scene has declined in recent days. The Red Shirts have issued a formal answer to the request but said they have broken peace talks with the government and would intensify their protests in coming days. The Red Shirts want the government dissolved immediately, the government countered with calling new elections at the end this year, one year ahead of schedule. That was not acceptable to the Red Shirt leadership who than walked out of the talks and said no more would be held. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 30, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Red Shirt naps with his rooster on a street near the Red Shirt staging area in Bangkok. There were only a few thousand protestors at the scene Tuesday, down from 100,000 a week ago. The Thai government has asked the leaders of the Red Shirts to reduce the size of their protest as the number of protestors at the scene has declined in recent days. The Red Shirts have issued a formal answer to the request but said they have broken peace talks with the government and would intensify their protests in coming days. The Red Shirts want the government dissolved immediately, the government countered with calling new elections at the end this year, one year ahead of schedule. That was not acceptable to the Red Shirt leadership who than walked out of the talks and said no more would be held. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A rooster for sale in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man tends to his fighting cock after it won its bout at a small cock pit in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks battle for supremacy at a pit in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Wagerers keep track of the cock fights in notebooks. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men watch and wager on cock fights in a pit in rural Thailand. The wagering continues with the odds continuously changing through the fight. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men watch and wager on cock fights in a pit in rural Thailand. The wagering continues with the odds continuously changing through the fight. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men watch and wager on cock fights in a pit in rural Thailand. The wagering continues with the odds continuously changing through the fight. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men compare their fighting cocks before a cock fight in rural Thailand. The fight promoter will pair the birds bases on size and experience.  Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men compare their fighting cocks before a cock fight in rural Thailand. The fight promoter will pair the birds bases on size and experience.  Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men watch a cockfight in a private pit in rural Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man cleans his fighting cock before it enters a pit in rural Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 30, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Red Shirt naps with his rooster on a street near the Red Shirt staging area in Bangkok. There were only a few thousand protestors at the scene Tuesday, down from 100,000 a week ago. The Thai government has asked the leaders of the Red Shirts to reduce the size of their protest as the number of protestors at the scene has declined in recent days. The Red Shirts have issued a formal answer to the request but said they have broken peace talks with the government and would intensify their protests in coming days. The Red Shirts want the government dissolved immediately, the government countered with calling new elections at the end this year, one year ahead of schedule. That was not acceptable to the Red Shirt leadership who than walked out of the talks and said no more would be held. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 30, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Red Shirt protestor plays guitar with a rooster in has lap near the Red Shirt staging area in Bangkok Tuesday. There were only a few thousand protestors at the scene Tuesday, down from 100,000 a week ago. The Thai government has asked the leaders of the Red Shirts to reduce the size of their protest as the number of protestors at the scene has declined in recent days. The Red Shirts have issued a formal answer to the request but said they have broken peace talks with the government and would intensify their protests in coming days. The Red Shirts want the government dissolved immediately, the government countered with calling new elections at the end this year, one year ahead of schedule. That was not acceptable to the Red Shirt leadership who than walked out of the talks and said no more would be held. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A bookie reacts to his long shot win after the bird he bet on, which passed out in the first round of his fight, came back to win in the last round. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A trainer cleans the head wounds on his fighting cock after a bout in rural northeastern Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A cock's owner comforts his bird after a cockfight in rural northeast Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Men compare their fighting cocks before a cock fight in rural Thailand. The fight promoter will pair the birds bases on size and experience.  Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA: Men gather to look at buy fighting roosters in the Bringkit Market in Mengwi, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA: Men gather to look at buy fighting roosters in the Bringkit Market in Mengwi, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA: Men gather to look at buy fighting roosters in the Bringkit Market in Mengwi, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA: A man with a fighting cock he bought in the Bringkit Market in Mengwi, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA: A man with a fighting cock he bought in the Bringkit Market in Mengwi, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaliLocalMarkets060.jpg
  • 27 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       A man tends to his bird after an impromptu cockfight at a construction site in Bangkok. This was a practice match to test the birds’ mettle. Their spurs were wrapped and beaks muzzled so they wouldn’t seriously injured. Cockfighting is legal in Thailand but is not seen very often in Bangkok. It’s very popular in the provinces and rural areas, especially north of Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men pick up their birds after an impromptu cock fight in Bangkok. This was a practice match to test the birds’ mettle. Their spurs were wrapped and beaks muzzled so they wouldn’t seriously injured. Cockfighting is legal in Thailand but is not seen very often in Bangkok. It’s very popular in the provinces and rural areas, especially north of Bangkok.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       A fighting cock in its basket at a construction site in Bangkok. The birds live on the site with their owners, who are workers at the site. The men frequently have impromptu practice matches to test the birds’ mettle. Their spurs are wrapped and beaks muzzled so they‘re not seriously injured. Cockfighting is legal in Thailand but is not seen very often in Bangkok. It’s very popular in the provinces and rural areas, especially north of Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CockfightingPracticePS003.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:     A man selling a fighting cock shows the bird off in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Fighting cocks for sale at the livestock market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    Fighting cocks are put through their paces in the bird market in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The birds were not fighting, their fighting skills were being demonstrated for prospective customers. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JUNE 2011 - SANPATONG, THAILAND:  People gather around as fighting cocks show their skills at the Sanpatong buffalo market near Chiang Mai, Thailand, June 25. The buffalo market in Sanpatong started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SanpatongBuffaloMarket029.jpg
  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA:  A man sells fighting cocks in the Bringkit Market in Mengwi, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaliLocalMarkets062.jpg
  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA: A man with a fighting cock he bought in the Bringkit Market in Mengwi, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaliLocalMarkets059.jpg
  • 27 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       A man tends to his bird after an impromptu cockfight at a construction site in Bangkok. This was a practice match to test the birds’ mettle. Their spurs were wrapped and beaks muzzled so they wouldn’t seriously injured. Cockfighting is legal in Thailand but is not seen very often in Bangkok. It’s very popular in the provinces and rural areas, especially north of Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CockfightingPracticePS005.jpg
  • 27 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Men watch fighting cocks in an impromptu arena they put up in a construction site they’re working at during their lunch hour. This was a practice match to test the birds’ mettle. Their spurs were wrapped and beaks muzzled so they wouldn’t seriously injured. Cockfighting is legal in Thailand but is not seen very often in Bangkok. It’s very popular in the provinces and rural areas, especially north of Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CockfightingPracticePS004.jpg
  • 27 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Men watch fighting cocks in an impromptu arena they put up in a construction site they’re working at during their lunch hour. This was a practice match to test the birds’ mettle. Their spurs were wrapped and beaks muzzled so they wouldn’t seriously injured. Cockfighting is legal in Thailand but is not seen very often in Bangkok. It’s very popular in the provinces and rural areas, especially north of Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CockfightingPracticePS002.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    Fighting cocks are put through their paces in the bird market in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The birds were not fighting, their fighting skills were being demonstrated for prospective customers. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SanpatongMarket042.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    Fighting cocks are put through their paces in the bird market in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The birds were not fighting, their fighting skills were being demonstrated for prospective customers. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SanpatongMarket041.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - SANPATONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    Fighting cocks are put through their paces in the bird market in the market in Sanpatong, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The birds were not fighting, their fighting skills were being demonstrated for prospective customers. The buffalo market in Sanpatong (also spelled San Patong) started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SanpatongMarket039.jpg
  • 27 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Men watch fighting cocks in an impromptu arena they put up in a construction site they’re working at during their lunch hour. This was a practice match to test the birds’ mettle. Their spurs were wrapped and beaks muzzled so they wouldn’t seriously injured. Cockfighting is legal in Thailand but is not seen very often in Bangkok. It’s very popular in the provinces and rural areas, especially north of Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CockfightingPracticePS001.jpg
  • 25 JUNE 2011 - SANPATONG, THAILAND: A man shows off his fighting cock at the Sanpatong buffalo market near Chiang Mai, Thailand, June 25. The buffalo market in Sanpatong started as a weekly gathering of farmers and traders buying and selling water buffalo, the iconic beast of burden in Southeast Asia, more than 60 years ago and has grown into one of the largest weekend markets in northern Thailand. Buffalo and cattle are still a main focus of the market, but traders also buy and sell fighting cocks, food, clothes, home brew and patent medicines.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SanpatongBuffaloMarket030.jpg
  • 11 JANUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Rooster owners gather in a cockfighting pit in Bangkok. Cockfighting dates back over 3,000 years and is still popular in many countries throughout the world today, including Thailand. Cockfighting is legal in Thailand. Unlike some countries, Thai cockfighting does not use artificial spurs to increase injury and does not employ the ‘fight to the death rule’. Thai birds live to fight another day and are retired after two years of competing. Cockfighting is enjoyed by over 200,000 people in Thailand each weekend at over 75 licensed venues. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Rooster owners gather in a cockfighting pit in Bangkok. Cockfighting dates back over 3,000 years and is still popular in many countries throughout the world today, including Thailand. Cockfighting is legal in Thailand. Unlike some countries, Thai cockfighting does not use artificial spurs to increase injury and does not employ the ‘fight to the death rule’. Thai birds live to fight another day and are retired after two years of competing. Cockfighting is enjoyed by over 200,000 people in Thailand each weekend at over 75 licensed venues. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray at a statue of a rooster during Lunar New Year observances at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. This is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac and people pray and make merit to large statues of roosters in Chinese temples and shrines.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray at a statue of a rooster during Lunar New Year observances at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. This is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac and people pray and make merit to large statues of roosters in Chinese temples and shrines.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungPrayers001.jpg
  • 01 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray at a statue of a rooster during Lunar New Year observances at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. This is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac and people pray and make merit to large statues of roosters in Chinese temples and shrines.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungPrayers012.jpg
  • 01 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray at a statue of a rooster during Lunar New Year observances at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. This is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac and people pray and make merit to large statues of roosters in Chinese temples and shrines.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungPrayers002.jpg
  • 01 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People prays and make donations into a coffin during Lunar New Year observances at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. This is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac and people pray and make merit to large statues of roosters in Chinese temples and shrines. Poh Teck Tung provides coffins for indigent people who can't afford them and donating money to Poh Teck Tung for coffins is a New Year's tradition in Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese Lion dancers perform at a fabric shop owned by a Thai-Chinese family in Bangkok on Chinese New Year. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac. This year's Lunar New Year festivities in Bangkok were toned down because many people are still mourning the death Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on Oct 13, 2016. Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in Thailand, because ethnic Chinese are about 15% of the Thai population.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man folds ghost money that will be burned by a family during Chinese New Year celebrations in their home in Bangkok. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac. This year's Lunar New Year festivities in Bangkok were toned down because many people are still mourning the death Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on Oct 13, 2016. Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in Thailand, because ethnic Chinese are about 15% of the Thai population.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai-Chinese family sets the family Chinese New Year meal in their pharmacy shop in Bangkok. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac. This year's Lunar New Year festivities in Bangkok were toned down because many people are still mourning the death Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on Oct 13, 2016. Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in Thailand, because ethnic Chinese are about 15% of the Thai population.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A member of a Chinese lion dance troupe relaxes after a performance at a Chinese Shrine in Bangkok on Chinese New Year. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac. This year's Lunar New Year festivities in Bangkok were toned down because many people are still mourning the death Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on Oct 13, 2016. Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in Thailand, because ethnic Chinese are about 15% of the Thai population.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A member of a Chinese dragon dance troupe relaxes after a performance at a Chinese Shrine in Bangkok on Chinese New Year. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac. This year's Lunar New Year festivities in Bangkok were toned down because many people are still mourning the death Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on Oct 13, 2016. Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in Thailand, because ethnic Chinese are about 15% of the Thai population.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        A Chinese performer waits to go on stage during Chinese New Year, also called Tet, celebrations in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac. This year's Lunar New Year festivities in Bangkok were toned down because many people are still mourning the death Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on Oct 13, 2016. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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