Payano supports cockfighting

[NewsWhore]

Sports Minister Felipe Payano has assured the nation's cockfighting sector that the government will continue to support the sport. Payano made his comments during a meeting with cockfighting owners and delegates at the Estadio Olimpico. Payano took the time to highlight President Leonel Fernandez's efforts to strengthen the cockfighting sector in the DR. Despite being illegal and looked down upon in the US and Europe, cockfighting is legal and considered part of the DR's cultural heritage. In recent weeks, Dominican baseball stars Pedro Martinez and Aramis Ramirez have come under fire for taking part in cockfighting. A video of Martinez at the Santo Domingo Cockfighting Coliseum has been circulating on the net, provoking outrage from animal rights groups.

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