Editing Cockfighting (section)

=== Costa Rica ===
Cockfights have been illegal in Costa Rica since 1922.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/archivo/Prohibicion-galleras_0_1268873263.html La Nacion] ''Prohibición de galleras'' 2012. In Spanish</ref> The government deems the activity as animal cruelty, public disorder and a risk for public health and is routinely repressed by the State's National Secretary for Animal Welfare.<ref>[http://www.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2009/mayo/19/nacionales1968359.html Al Dia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812005704/http://www.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2009/mayo/19/nacionales1968359.html |date=2011-08-12 }} in Spanish</ref> The activity is also rejected by most of the population, as 88% of Costa Ricans dislike cockfights according to recent polls of the [[National University of Costa Rica|National University]].<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.academia.edu/30339271|title=Informe de Encuesta: Percepción sobre aspectos de la coyuntura y las culturas políticas en Costa Rica, 2016|first1=José Andrés |last1=Díaz-González|first2=Laura Solis|last2=Bastos|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> Since 2017, the activity is punishable with up to two years of prison.<ref name="nacion 1">{{cite news |last1=Sequeira |first1=Aarón |title= Maltratar a un animal será castigado hasta con 2 años de cárcel; multas serán hasta de ¢212.000 |url= http://www.nacion.com/nacional/Diputados-aprueban-maltratar-animales-tercera_0_1633036763.html |access-date= 13 May 2017 |agency=La Nación |date= 2017}}</ref>