Editing Cockfighting (section)

=== Poland ===
Cockfighting in Poland is banned. The law bans any animal cruelty in general, there are no specific laws for cockfighting. Likewise in many other European countries, this activity used to be popular up to the 18th century. In the [[Silesia]] area it used to be popular longer, even in the 19th century. It was usually held on the Day of [[Saint Gall]] (16 October).<ref>{{cite book |first=Barbara |last=Ogrodowska |title=Zwyczaje, obrzędy i tradycje w Polsce |publisher= Verbinum |location=Warsaw |date=2001 |pages=81–83 |isbn=83-7192-128-4}}</ref> This activity was banned on most of the territory of Poland after the [[Partitions of Poland]] and before the country regained its independence in 1918. In western areas that were held by Germany, it was banned in 1871 by § 360 p.&nbsp;13 of the Penal Code of the German Reich. In eastern areas that were held by Russia, it was banned in 1903 by § 287 of the Penal Code of [[Nikolai Tagantsev|Nikolay Stefanovich Tagantsev]]. After regaining independence these laws were still in power until new laws were passed. The first animal-cruelty law in independent Poland was passed in 1928 as a presidential decree<ref>{{cite web |url=https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU19280360332/O/D19280332.pdf |title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczpospolitej z dnia 22 marca 1928 (Polish)}}</ref> and it was in power until 1997. It was added to the official Penalty Code in 1997 by § 35 points 1–2 in chapter 11. Currently, the penalty for the act is up to 3 years in prison or it might be up to 5 years if the cruelty is more drastic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sip.lex.pl/akty-prawne/dzu-dziennik-ustaw/ochrona-zwierzat-16798854/roz-11 |title=Chapter 11 of Penalty Code of 1997 (Polish)}}</ref>