據說自古印度就有安排原雞和公雞互相打鬥的娛樂活動。[3]根據紀載,帕爾納杜戰役(英语:Battle of Palnadu)(1178-1182年)的結果即是由公雞爭鬥決定,此後鬥雞文化得以在安德拉邦立足。[4]鬥雞活動現今在安德拉邦和印度的其他地區均有舉行,包括卡納塔克邦、坦米爾納杜邦、喀拉拉邦和奧里薩邦等。[3]
當地有專門為鬥雞而飼養的公雞,其腳上綁有刀和刀片,且在通常在打鬥的過程中會造成其中一隻公雞死亡。[5]公雞長期接受鬥雞訓練,身價可達50,000印度盧比。在瑪克桑格拉提(英语:Makar Sankranti)風箏節期間,會組織一場為期三天的活動,每次吸引數千人參與。[1]美國《華盛頓郵報》在2019年的一份調查中稱該活動為「鬥雞界的超级碗」(Super Bowl of cockfighting)。[6]
自1960年頒布《防止虐待動物法(英语:Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act)》以來,鬥雞在印度境內已被視為非法行為,且隨後在2015年印度最高法院和2016年海得拉巴土高等法院(英语:Telangana High Court)(今泰倫加納高等法院)的判決維持這一禁令。[16][17]2018年1月,最高法院允許以不使用刀或刀片的傳統方式舉行該項活動,同時禁止賭博或下注。[18]
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^Esha Mitra. Man dies after rooster attack on way to cockfight. CNN. New Delhi. 2020-01-23 [2020-08-22]. (原始内容于2020-11-26) (美国英语).
^Sakshi Khanna. Despite Ban, Roosters and Punters Ready for the Cockfights. News18. 2017-01-12 [2020-08-22]. (原始内容于2020-10-17) (英语).
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