Pedro Martinez explains cockfighting
After receiving a wicked backlash for taking part in a cockfight in his native Dominican Republic, Pedro Martinez has released a statement in his defense. In the video Martinez appears with Dominican 'baseball god' Juan Marichal, as honorary "soltadores" - the people who release the fighting roosters- at the Coliseo de Gallos in the Dominican Republic.
"I understand that people are upset, but this is part of our Dominican culture and it is legal in the Dominican Republic," Martinez said in a statement. "I was invited by my idol Juan Marichal to attend the event as a spectator and not as a participant."
Apparently, the video is two years old. PETA and the Humane Society are calling for a public apology. This is one they should just let go! There are people cockfighting right now as I'm typing this. This would be equivalent to a Spanish athlete attending a rodeo or the chasing of the bulls thing they do down there, I see the harm, but not the need for an uprising.
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