A man bled to his death after being struck by a rooster during an illegal cockfighting event in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Saripalli Venkateswara Rao, 55, was just standing nearby when one of the organizers accidentally let go of a rooster, which then slashed Rao on the thigh, as per The Times of India on Jan. 17. ADVERTISEMENTThe rooster had a razor attached to its leg, following cockfighting tradition and rules. As a duel to the death, cockfights go on until one of the chickens is critically injured or dead, rendering the other the winner. Cockfighting is illegal in India through their parliament’s 1960 Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act, which puts a ban on organizing or inciting animal fights, the report said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 20, 2020 10:30 UTC