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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Mailee Osten-Tan

Gamefowl millionaire: Thai women find fortunes in cockfighting

Mod inspects the beak and eyes of one of her cockerels. She makes considerably more money breeding birds than she did in her previous job as a receptionist {Mailee Osten-Tan/Al Jazeera]

Lampang, Thailand – With each cockerel’s kick, wisps of white down feathers float into the air above the densely packed spectators. The men watching the fight jump out of their seats to shout odds, voices swelling like singing cicadas.

Among the audience at the cockfighting ring in Lampang province in northwestern Thailand, one face stands out.

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