I attended a function in Santa Fe last night for the "Animal Prevention of New Mexico" organization with an entomologist friend from the University of New Mexico ("The Bugman"). Around 10PM on Saturday night, I became a vegetarian. A representative was sent from the governor's office to inform the group that cock fighting is a real concern and an issue. Why am I into this cock fighting thing? I've never paid too much attention to this "problem" before because it has been so culturally ingrained here in New Mexico. Someone says, "I'm going to a cock fight tonight"' ; the correct response is "EWWW, really? How disgusting!" And then you forget about it within a millisecond... it's just something you hear about others doing. Okay, so this an "issue" and the governor and others are very concerned about this "sport" continuing. I think we are the only state that allows a couple of chickens to mutilate themselves for money.