Feathers fly over Thailand's lucrative cockfighting pits
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THE cry of roosters drowns out the roar of engines beneath a Bangkok flyover as all eyes are trained on two sparring birds, a bloody, high-stakes battle in a country where cockfighting is big business.
The birds do not usually fight to the death, as in many parts of the world, but they can still inflict fatal damage to their opponents in contests almost always accompanied by lucrative gambling.
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