An angry rooster turned on its owner during a cockfight in Mexico, leaving him with multiple deep wounds in his leg.
Footage of the attack can be seen blood spilling onto the sand as workers flock to provide medical assistance at the illegal cockfighting site in the town of Villa de Álvarez.
The video shows two men clutching their birds in the pit as they face each other, priming them before the fight.
The roosters are set up on the ground at the start of the event, but instead of fighting, one immediately turns on its owner and angrily pecks his leg.
The owner picks up his bird while his rival tries to fight it.
In the video, at the beginning of the fight, the rooster immediately turns on its owner and angrily pecks his leg
The man suffered deep lacerations on his leg. After that, he was taken to a nearby hospital to be stitched up
Both birds are restrained as the man hobbles to the entrance and hands the bird to someone else.
He stretches out his leg and is treated while blood splatters all over the floor.
Footage also shows the man sustained injuries to his wrist, which he shows to staff as they treat his leg with a cloth.
Blood splatters down his leg and onto his shoes, also showing deep cuts.
Someone else provides a blanket to try and control the bleeding as he lies on the floor, writhing in pain, in front of the worried onlookers.
A tourniquet is used to control blood flow.
The man, wearing shorts and a t-shirt, is then carried out of the venue.
The video shows the two competitors clutching their birds in the pit as they battle each other, mesmerizing the birds for the fight. The birds are then placed on the ground yards apart
But one of the roosters shows no interest in fighting his rival and immediately turns on the owner and angrily pecks his leg
The owner picks up his bird while the other rooster tries to fight it
Both birds are restrained as the man hobbles past the entrance and hands the bird to someone else
One local resident commented: “That’s good so now you feel what the poor little roosters are feeling.”
Another wrote: “Cockfights, dogfights etc. Considering there are still people who enjoy it. barbarians
A third wrote: “Excellent! Bravo for the rooster! It’s amazing that these caveman shows are still going on.
He was then taken to a nearby hospital to have his left leg stitched up.
One local resident commented: “That’s good so now you feel what the poor little roosters are feeling.”
“Cockfights, dogfights, etc. Considering there are still people who enjoy it. barbarians,” wrote another.
A third user wrote: “Excellent! Bravo for the rooster! It’s amazing these caveman ‘shows’ are still going on.’
According to local reports, the cockfighting venue has been operating illegally since 2021, when authorities shut it down.
It’s unclear if police plan to conduct an investigation into the apparent continued use.
The video shows the owner limping to the other side of the venue
He hands over the bird to be treated
Staff flock to help him with his injuries
He stretches out his leg as blood splatters all over the floor
His leg is placed in a tourniquet to control blood flow
The man is then carried out of the venue before being taken to a nearby hospital for stitches
In January, two men bled to death during cockfights in India after being sliced by knives attached to roosters.
One victim, Gande Suryapraksha Rao, was tying blades to the feet of his prized rooster before a fight in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, when the bird, startled by the crowd, flew up and cut his leg.
The 43-year-old was immediately taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival, The New Indian Express reported.
In a second incident, a 20-year-old spectator at an event in East Godavari was struck by a bird while standing near the cockfighting pit.
The blade attached to the bird cut his hand and caused him to bleed profusely. He died on the way to the hospital.
Cockfighting is common in Andhra Pradesh, a state on the southeast coast of India, especially during Sankranti, an important day in the Hindu calendar.
Cockfighting has a long tradition in the region, but many have taken the sport to the extreme by attaching blades to the birds’ feet.
Indian authorities made cockfighting illegal in 1960, and courts upheld the ban in 2016.
In 2018, however, the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for cockfighting to be performed in the traditional way, while the more extreme version remained banned.
Police have tried to restrict activities in recent years, but the events have garnered popular support with hotels in Andhra Pradesh’s Godvavari districts being booked well in advance.