Senator Wants to Put Gloves On at Cockfights
From Times Wire Reports
A state senator hopes to revive cockfighting in the state by putting tiny boxing gloves on the roosters instead of razors.
The state outlawed the blood sport in 2002 because of its cruelty to the roosters, which were slashed and pecked to death while human spectators bet on the outcome.
But state Sen. Frank Shurden, a Democrat from Henryetta, has proposed that roosters wear the gloves and little lightweight vests configured with electronic sensors to record hits and help keep score.
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