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Al Jazeera gains rare access to Mexico cockfighting event

There has been a movement to ban the fighting of roosters in Mexico. But for many involved, it is part of the country’s national identity and a source of employment. About three million fights are held every year, and promoters are wary of allowing filming. But Al Jazeera gained access, in the city of Pachuca, to what organisers say is this year’s biggest fighting event. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/