The punters do not go to watch the animals fight, but go to put a bet on the winner and for the excitement they get from winning, they go for all the social side of the event prior to the bout and they go for the chance to drink with their friends. They have as much fun watching and betting on the turtles race out of the circle, as they do the chicken fights. It is also not a very popular sport here and very few people ever go. Far more go to Bull fighting, why havn't we picked on that one yet?????