A raging rooster turned on its owner during a cockfight in Mexico, leaving him with several deep gashes in his leg.
In the footage, blood can be seen pouring out onto the sand as staff flock around him to provide medical assistance at the illegal cockfighting venue in the city of Villa de Álvarez, in western Mexico.
The video shows two men clutching their birds in the pit as they face off and get them hyped up before the fight.
The roosters are placed on the ground yards apart as the event kicks off, but one of them shows no interest in fighting and immediately turns against the owner, pecking his leg furiously.
The owner picks up his bird as its rival tries to fight it.
In the video, the rooster turns immediately on its owner at the start of the fight, pecking his leg furiously
The man was left with deep gashes in his leg. Afterwards, he was taken to a nearby hospital to receive stitches
Both birds are restrained as the man hobbles over to the entrance and passes the bird on to someone else.
He stretches out his leg and receives treatment as blood gushes all over the floor.
The footage also shows that the man has sustained injuries to his wrist, which he displays to staff members as they treat his leg with a cloth.
Blood can be seen spurting down his leg and onto his shoes, with deep cuts also visible.
Someone else provides a blanket to try to control the bleeding as he lies on the floor writhing in agony in front of the concerned spectators.
A tourniquet is used to control the blood flow.
The man, who is 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 face off and get the birds hyped up for the fight. The birds are then placed on the ground yards apart
But one of the roosters shows no interest in fighting its rival and immediately turns against the owner, pecking his leg furiously
The owner picks up his bird as the other cock tries to fight it
Both birds are restrained as the man hobbles by the entrance and passes the bird over to someone else
One local resident commented: ‘That’s good, so now you feel what the poor little roosters feel’
Another posted: ‘Cockfights, dogfights, etc. To think there are still people who enjoy this. Barbarians’
A third wrote: ‘Excellent! Bravo for the rooster! It’s amazing these caveman ‘shows’ still continue’
Afterwards, he was taken to a nearby hospital to receive stitches for several gashes on his left leg.
One local resident commented: ‘That’s good, so now you feel what the poor little roosters feel.’
‘Cockfights, dogfights, etc. To think there are still people who enjoy this. Barbarians,’ wrote another.
Chibiboto posted: ‘Excellent! Bravo for the rooster! It’s amazing these caveman ‘shows’ still continue.’
According to local reports, the cockfighting venue has been operating illegally since 2021 when the authorities closed it down.
It is unclear if the police plan to carry out an investigation into its apparent continued use.
The video shows the owner hobbling over to the other side of the venue
He passes the bird over so that he can receive treatment
Staff flock around him to help him with his injuries
He stretches out his leg as blood gushes all over the floor
His leg is put in a tourniquet to control the blood flow
The man is then carried out of the venue before being taken to a nearby hospital for stiches
In January, two men bled to death at cockfighting events in India after being sliced by knives attached to roosters.
One victim, Gande Suryapraksha Rao, was tying blades to the feet of his prized cockerel ahead of a fight in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, when the bird became spooked by the crowd, flew up and cut his leg.
The 43-year-old was immediately rushed to hospital, but was declared dead on arrival, The New Indian Express reported.
In a second incident, a 20-year-old spectator at an event in East Godavari was hit by a bird as he stood near the cockfighting pit.
The blade attached to the bird cut his hand open, causing him to bleed profusely. He died on the way to hospital.
Within Andhra Pradesh, a state on India’s south-east coast, cockfighting is a common occurrence, especially during Sankranti, an important day in the Hindu calendar.
Cockfighting has long been a tradition in the region, but many have made the sport more extreme by attaching blades to the feet of the birds.
Indian authorities made cockfighting illegal in 1960, with courts upholding the ban in 2016.
In 2018, however, the Supreme Court gave the green light for cockfighting to be held in the traditional way, with the more extreme version still banned.
Police have tried to curtail the activity in previous years, but the events have garnered a lot of popular support, with hotels being booked well in advance within the Godvavari districts of Andhra Pradesh.
