Aug 09

Thai Fighting Cocks

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Wednesday 9th August, 2006 at 04:32:04| Words: 108 words | Category: News Photos

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Two Thai men look at fighting cocks engage in a fight on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. The Thai government on Tuesday declared 29 provinces in the country's northern and central including Bangkok bird flu emergency zones, a move that will allow it to more easily make payments to farmers whose birds are slaughtered. The move, came in the wake of several new outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 virus among poultry and two human fatalities, the first in more than eight months. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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Two Thai men bath fighting cocks after the fight training on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)


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