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09 MARCH 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A motorcycle taxi driver watches his fighting cock spar in a training bout in the Pom Mahakan community in Bangkok. The birds wore tiny muzzles and had their legs padded to prevent injury. The community of about 50 families was once known as the cockfighting center of Bangkok. Gambling is now prohibited by the military government and cockfighting is not as popular as it once was. Cockfights are still staged in clandestine pits in Bangkok but outside of Bangkok cockfights are common. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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09 MARCH 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A motorcycle taxi driver watches his fighting cock spar in a training bout in the Pom Mahakan community in Bangkok. The birds wore tiny muzzles and had their legs padded to prevent injury. The community of about 50 families was once known as the cockfighting center of Bangkok. Gambling is now prohibited by the military government and cockfighting is not as popular as it once was. Cockfights are still staged in clandestine pits in Bangkok but outside of Bangkok cockfights are common. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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