Ahead of mega Sankranti celebrations in rural areas of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, breeders are feeding their chickens with Viagra and Shilajit (a natural organic-mineral product formed in mountains) besides other steroid-laced food.

India: Chickens being fed Viagra and Shilajit ahead of cockfight season

Nine people, including three former police officers, have been charged with kidnapping after series of mysterious disappearances in the country's massive cockfighting industry.

Philippines: Nine, including ex-police officials, charged in cockfight kidnappings

A man died after a chicken tied with a knife engaged in an illegal cockfight accidentally cut into his groin in the southern Indian state of Telangana. The knife was attached to the rooster's leg for the cockfight and as it tried to escape, the man's groin was accidentally hit, police said on Saturday.

Owner dies after bird attached with knife hits him during cockfight

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