Ask Walmart Mexico What Constitutes a Cockfight; You'll Be Surprised Daniel Lastra - VOXXI
go to original September 22, 2014

According to Walmart in Mexico, the difference between cockfighting and cock fighting is told by this photo of the San Luis de Potosi location. (CODEBA)

What constitutes a cockfight? Well if you ask officials at Walmart Mexico, it all depends on the fine nuances of the word.

In light of allegations that a cockfight was held inside a Walmart store as part of a promotion for a soft drink, the public relations team of Walmex, the Mexican arm of Walmart stores, came out in defense, saying there wasn’t a cockfight, but get this: According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Antonio Ocaranza admits there were cocks inside the store, and they were fighting each other inside a ring, but since they weren’t armed with blades - as is customary for this sport - then it wasn’t a cockfight.

A local investigation is currently underway of Mexico’s biggest retailer, after photos of the fight on the store’s sales floor surfaced online from their location in Veracruz. Customers were the first to report the incident to authorities after witnessing it.

The daily newspapper “Pulso” reported that Jose Luis Hernandez Gonzalez, business director of Boca del Rio started an investigation of the supermarket chain, due to the showing of a cockfight.

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