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  • A Panoramic view of West 25th Street, Chelsea New York City, which is home to a number of famous NewYork galleries including Pace Wildenstein (right), Agora Contemporary fine art gallery, Betty Cuningham Gallery, Marlborough Gallery, Dillon Galleries, Tria Gallery, Yossi Milo Gallery, Kent Fine Art, Cavin-Morris Gallery, ClampArt, Chelm and Read, Sears-Peyton Gallery, CUE Art Foundation, Robert Steele Gallery, Chelsea Art District, Chelsea,. Manhattan, New York, USA. 23rd July 2011. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • A Panoramic view of West 25th Street, Chelsea New York City, which is home to a number of famous NewYork galleries including Pace Wildenstein (right), Agora Contemporary fine art gallery, Betty Cuningham Gallery, Marlborough Gallery, Dillon Galleries, Tria Gallery, Yossi Milo Gallery, Kent Fine Art, Cavin-Morris Gallery, ClampArt, Chelm and Read, Sears-Peyton Gallery, CUE Art Foundation, Robert Steele Gallery, Chelsea Art District, Chelsea,. Manhattan, New York, USA. 23rd July 2011. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • A Panoramic view of West 25th Street, Chelsea New York City, which is home to a number of famous NewYork galleries including Pace Wildenstein (right), Agora Contemporary fine art gallery, Betty Cuningham Gallery, Marlborough Gallery, Dillon Galleries, Tria Gallery, Yossi Milo Gallery, Kent Fine Art, Cavin-Morris Gallery, ClampArt, Chelm and Read, Sears-Peyton Gallery, CUE Art Foundation, Robert Steele Gallery, Chelsea Art District, Chelsea,. Manhattan, New York, USA. 23rd July 2011. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • A Panoramic view of West 25th Street, Chelsea New York City, which is home to a number of famous NewYork galleries including Pace Wildenstein (right), Agora Contemporary fine art gallery, Betty Cuningham Gallery, Marlborough Gallery, Dillon Galleries, Tria Gallery, Yossi Milo Gallery, Kent Fine Art, Cavin-Morris Gallery, ClampArt, Chelm and Read, Sears-Peyton Gallery, CUE Art Foundation, Robert Steele Gallery, Chelsea Art District, Chelsea,. Manhattan, New York, USA. 23rd July 2011. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • A Panoramic view of West 25th Street, Chelsea New York City, which is home to a number of famous NewYork galleries including Pace Wildenstein (right), Agora Contemporary fine art gallery, Betty Cuningham Gallery, Marlborough Gallery, Dillon Galleries, Tria Gallery, Yossi Milo Gallery, Kent Fine Art, Cavin-Morris Gallery, ClampArt, Chelm and Read, Sears-Peyton Gallery, CUE Art Foundation, Robert Steele Gallery, Chelsea Art District, Chelsea,. Manhattan, New York, USA. 23rd July 2011. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • The Louvre Palace which houses the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The Louvre Palace which houses the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The Louvre Palace which houses the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The Louvre Palace which houses the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The Louvre Palace which houses the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • A Panoramic view of West 25th Street, Chelsea New York City, which is home to a number of famous NewYork galleries including Pace Wildenstein (right), Agora Contemporary fine art gallery, Betty Cuningham Gallery, Marlborough Gallery, Dillon Galleries, Tria Gallery, Yossi Milo Gallery, Kent Fine Art, Cavin-Morris Gallery, ClampArt, Chelm and Read, Sears-Peyton Gallery, CUE Art Foundation, Robert Steele Gallery, Chelsea Art District, Chelsea,. Manhattan, New York, USA. 23rd July 2011. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Comptoir de l'Image. Paris France. This famous tiny bookshop in the Marais district near the St Paul Metro station is packed full of out-of-print fashion, art and photography books and magazines. 44 rue Sévigné. Paris, France. 28th February 2011. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • The Louvre Palace and Palace Square. The Louvre Palace houses the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The Louvre Palace which houses the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The Louvre Palace and Palace Square. The Louvre Palace houses the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The Louvre Palace which houses the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • The distinctive glass pyramid of the Musee Du Louvre, a famous landmark and world renowned Museum and architectural masterpiece.  Paris, France, 28th February 2011 .
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  • A Street Scene on the Boulevard de Grenelle as an individual walks with her dog in Paris, France, October 21, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals relax in the late afternoon winter sunshine while respecting each others space in the open tranquil setting of the Jardin des Tuileries  in Paris, France, October 18, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals relax in the late afternoon winter sunshine while respecting each others space on the fringes of the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, France, October 27, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals read amongst scattered chairs in the Jardin du Luxembourg on October 14, 2007 in Paris, France, October 14, 2007. October 22, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Two individuals smoke as the last rays of sunshine flicker through the Odeon district in Paris, France, May 14, 2008. October 22, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • PARIS-OCTOBER 22: A couple embrace (left) in a small park near Varenne as individuals relax on park benches in Paris, France, October 22, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals relax on stone seats at the Louvre Palace outside the Louvre Museum as passers by make their way across the square  in Paris, France. May 12, 2008. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Street Scene on Boulevard de Grenelle as individuals walk past a cafe  in Paris, France. October 21, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Commuters wait on the platform at Guy Moquet Metro station in Paris, France. October 12, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals wait on a street corner in the Odeon district during a dark winters evening in Paris, France. October 22, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals relax on stone seats at the Louvre Palace outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.  May 12, 2008. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals relax while respecting each others space in the open tranquil setting of the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, France.  October 18, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • A cafe scene at La Motte Picquet Grenelle in Paris, France. October 19, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • An individual takes an early morning walk with their dog along rue Juge near Dupleix Metro Station in Paris, France.  October 25, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals sleep on stone seating in the tranquil setting of the Jardin des Tuileries on in Paris, France. October 23, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • A lone figure looks across at the city with the Eiffel Tower in the background as a bird flies past in Paris, France. October 23, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • An elderly gentleman and an elderly lady sit on separate benches and enjoy the afternoon sunshine in the open space of the Jardin du Luxembourg  in Paris, France. October 20, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals look around the market stalls under the metro line on the Boulevard de Grenelle in Paris, France. October 21, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals relax in the late afternoon winter sunshine while respecting each others space in the open tranquil setting  of the Jardin des Tuileries  in Paris, France.  October 18, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • A Street scene in the Odeon district as parents wait to collect their children finishing school mid afternoon in Paris, France. October 19, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • A lady heads into the Paris Metro at La Motte Picquet Grenelle while walking past the shadow of a passing businessperson carrying a suitcase in Paris, France. October 19, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Individuals politely space themselves while reading and relaxing in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, France. October 17, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • An elderly gentleman sleeps in the open space of the Jardin du Luxembourg  in Paris, France. October 14, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton.. Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • An elderly lady relaxes in the late afternoon winter sunshine in the open space of the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, France. October 14, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Early morning activity on the street corner of rue Juge and rue de Lourmel near Dupleix Station in Paris, France. October 13, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians.
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  • Commuters sit politely spaced as they wait for a train on the platform at Charles de Gaulle Etoile Metro station in Paris, France,  October 11, 2007. Photo Tim Clayton..Paris is often known as 'The City of Love' but like any major City in the world, the inhabitants often live a singular existence, going about their daily lives in relative solitude. Parisians are respectful of each others space, often courteous and polite while extremely conscious of their own image. While love can be seen openly around the streets of Paris, so can the separate lives of Parisians...
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. Two chicken are cooked on a barbeque after the cockfighting at the Boracay Cockpit,  Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
<br />
Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. The claw of a beaten game cock, removed after it's bout, lies on the floor outside the La Loma Cockpit,  La Loma, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton<br />
<br />
Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. A dead game cock lies on the floor of the sheds after losing it's fight to the death at the cockfighting at the Boracay Cockpit,  Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton<br />
<br />
Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Gamblers settle their debts as money changes hands during the cockfighting  at the Makati Coliseum, Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton<br />
<br />
Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. 'Cock doctors' clean and stitch up the wounded and injured winning birds who survive the fight to the death of two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles   at the La Loma Cockpit,  La Loma, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
<br />
Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_051.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. 'Cock doctors' clean and stitch up the wounded and injured winning birds who survive the fight to the death of two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles  at the Boracay Cockpit,  Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
<br />
Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. "Cock doctors' clean and stitch up the wounded and injured winning birds who survive the fight to the death of two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles at the Makati, Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. The referee pulls away the winning bird as it's competitor lies dead after a fight to the death between two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles at the Makati Coliseum, Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. The owner of a dead game cock (left) sheepishly checks on the well being of his bird after it was killed by it's competitor during a fight to the death between two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles, at the Pasay Cockpit Arena, Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. A game cock lies dead after a fatal blow, delivered by it's competitor during a fight to the death between two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades attached to their left ankles at the Makati Coliseum,  Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. The owner of a beaten game cock reaches down to collect his dead bird after a fatal blow, delivered by it's competitor during a fight to the death between two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades attached to their left ankles at the Makati Coliseum,  Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death at the Makati Coliseum as the referee and the crown watch at Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. A game cock lies dying as his competitor walks away in the background during the cockfighting at the Boracay Cockpit,  Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death at the Boracay Cockpit, Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, both injured, are separated by the referee during a fight to the death at the Pasay Cockpit Arena, Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death at the Pasay Cockpit Arena,  Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009.  A game cock delivers a fatal blow to its competitor as the three inch razor sharpe blade attached to its left ankle pierces its opponents body killing it instantly during the bout between two game cocks, at the Makati Coliseum, Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. A game cock delivers a fatal blow to its competitor as the three inch razor sharp blade attached to its left ankle pierces its opponents body killing it instantly during the bout between two game cocks, at the Makati Coliseum, Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death at the Makati Coliseum,  Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death as spectators watch at the Makati, Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death at the Makati, Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. The referee encourages two injured birds to continue fighting during the cockfighting at the Boracay Cockpit, Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death at the Pasay Cockpit Arena, Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death at the Pasay Cockpit Arena, Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death at the Pasay Cockpit Arena,  Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles fight to the death at the Pasay Cockpit Arena, Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Gamblers watch as two game cocks fight to the death in a small side arena at the La Loma Cockpit, La Loma, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two roosters approach each other displaying their plumage at the start of the fight to the death at the Pasay Cockpit Arena,  Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two game cocks, each with three inch razor sharp blades fastened to their left ankles, about to fight to the death at the Makati Coliseum,  Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Two fighting game cocks are introduced to each other and encouraged to be aggressive before a fight to the death at the Pasay Cockpit Arena,  Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. A game cock, with a three inch razor sharp blade fastened to its left ankles prepares to fight to the death with his opponent at the Pasay Cockpit Arena,  Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. Gamblers are reflected in the glass surrounding the cockpit as they make wagers with each other while two birds are prepared for the next fight at the Boracay Cockpit,  Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_023.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. Gamblers are reflected in the glass surrounding the cockpit as they make wagers with each other while two birds are prepared for the next fight at the Boracay Cockpit, Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Edwin Velez, 64, makes bets with other gamblers during the cockfighting at the La Loma Cockpit, La Loma, Manila.  Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_021.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Gamblers make wagers with each other as they bet on the cockfighting at the Pasay Cockpit Arena,  Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
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  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Gamblers make wagers with each other as they bet on the cockfighting at the Makati Coliseum, Makati City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_019.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Spectators gamble on the next fight as the birds are prepared for competition at the  Pasay Cockpit, Pasay City, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_017.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. A spectator wearing a cockfighting t shirt at the cockfighting at the Boracay Cockpit,  Boracay Island, the Philippines. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_016.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Owners wait to prepare their birds for fighting at the cockfighting at the La Loma Cockpit, La Loma, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_015.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. A razor sharp blade is fastened to a game cocks ankle before the cockfighting at the Boracay Cockpit,  Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_014.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. Owners wait with their roosters before being prepared for the fight as spectators watch at the cockfighting held at the Boracay Cockpit,  Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_013.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. Roosters are prepared for the fight as a three inch razor sharp blade is attached to their left ankles as spectators watch at the cockfighting held at the Boracay Cockpit, Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_012.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Boracay). 2009. Spectators arrive at the cockfighting held at the Boracay Cockpit, Boracay Island. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_011.JPG
  • THE PHILIPPINES (Manila). 2009. Noel Lenchico, 40, with his game cock during the cockfighting at the La Loma Cockpit,  La Loma, Manila. Photo Tim Clayton <br />
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Cockfighting, or Sabong as it is know in the Philippines is big business, a multi billion dollar industry, overshadowing Basketball as the number one sport in the country. It is estimated over 5 million Roosters will fight in the smalltime pits and full-blown arenas in a calendar year. TV stations are devoted to the sport where fights can be seen every night of the week while The Philippine economy benefits by more than $1 billion a year from breeding farms employment, selling feed and drugs and of course betting on the fights...As one of the worlds oldest spectator sports dating back 6000 years in Persia (now Iran) and first mentioned in fourth century Greek Texts. It is still practiced in many countries today, particularly in south and Central America and parts of Asia. Cockfighting is now illegal in the USA after Louisiana becoming the final state to outlaw cockfighting in August this year. This has led to an influx of American breeders into the Philippines with these breeders supplying most of the best fighting cocks, with prices for quality blood lines selling from PHP 8000 pesos (US $160) to as high as PHP 120,000 Pesos (US $2400)..
    090215_Clayton_Cock Fighting_010.JPG
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