An enraged rooster turned on his owner during a cockfight in Mexico, leaving him with several deep wounds in his leg.
The footage shows blood streaming onto the sand as staff rush around him to provide medical attention at the illegal cockfighting site in the western Mexico town of Villa de Álvarez.
The video shows two men holding their birds in the den as they confront and incite them for the fight.
The roosters are placed on the ground meters apart as the event begins, but one of them shows no interest in fighting and immediately turns on the owner and furiously pecks his paw.
The owner picks up his bird while his rival tries to fight it off.
In the video, the rooster immediately turns on his owner at the start of the fight and furiously pecks his paw
The man suffered deep wounds in his leg. He was then taken to a nearby hospital to get stitches
Both birds are restrained while the man stumbles to the entrance and passes the bird to someone else.
He stretches out his leg and is treated as blood gushes across the floor.
The man also suffered injuries to his wrist, which he shows to staff members as they wrap his leg with a cloth.
Blood can be seen down his leg and on his shoes, with deep cuts also visible.
Someone else provides a blanket to try and control the bleeding as he writhes on the floor in front of the concerned onlookers.
A tourniquet is used to control blood flow.
The man, wearing shorts and a t-shirt, is then carried out of the room.
The video shows the two contestants holding their birds in the pit as they go head-to-head and get the birds ready for battle. The birds are then placed on the ground meters apart
But one of the roosters shows no interest in fighting his rival and immediately turns on the owner and furiously pecks his paw
The owner picks up his bird while the other rooster tries to fight it
Both birds are held back as the man stumbles past the entrance and passes the bird
A local resident commented: ‘That’s good, so now you feel what the poor roosters feel’
Another commented, “cockfights, dogfights, etc. To think there are still people out there enjoying this.” barbarians’
A third wrote: ‘Excellent! Bravo to the rooster! It’s amazing that these caveman ‘shows’ are still going on’
He was then taken to a nearby hospital to get stitches for several wounds on his left leg.
A local resident commented, “That’s good, so now you feel what the poor little roosters feel.”
‘Cockfights, dogfights, etc. To think that there are still people who enjoy this. Barbarians,” wrote another.
Chibiboto posted, “Excellent! Bravo to the rooster! It’s amazing that 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 is unclear whether police intend to investigate its apparent continued use.
The owner stumbles to the other side of the room
He passes the bird so that he can be treated
The staff crowd around him to help him with his injuries
He stretches out his leg as blood gushes across the floor
His leg is put in a tourniquet to control blood flow
The man is then carried out of the ward before being taken to a nearby hospital for stitches
In January, two men bled to death during cockfights in India after being slashed with knives strapped to roosters.
One victim, Gande Suryapraksha Rao, was tying knives to the feet of his prized rooster ahead of a fight in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, when the bird was startled by the crowd, flew up and sliced his leg.
The 43-year-old was immediately rushed 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 hit by a bird as he stood by the cockfighting pit.
The knife attached to the bird sliced open his hand, causing him to bleed profusely. He died on the way to the hospital.
In Andhra Pradesh, the state on India’s southeastern coast, cockfighting is common, 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 knives to the feet of the animals.
The extreme version of the sport has been banned in India since 2018, overturning the decision to be completely banned by India’s Supreme Court in 2016.
Police have tried to curtail this activity in recent years, but the events have received strong popular support, with hotels in the Godvavari districts booked well in advance.