Blatantly organize a huge scale buffalo fight despite the regulations

Business activities disguised as tickets to the buffalo fighting ring. Photo: Van Duc

Ms. Pham Thi Lan Anh (in Luc Yen district) said, before this business also stood up with the commune to organize 1 time, now seeing the reorganization, everyone exhorts each other to go and see. However, the entrance ticket is too expensive, it also costs more money to park the car, buy more drinks and food.

According to Ms. Anh, many people come here because they are eager to see the buffalo fight for a long time. However, many people also come for many other reasons, including to bet.

As for the family, Ms. Anh said that at the beginning of the year, she watched the buffalo fight and then bought some buffalo meat to eat. The price of buffalo meat this year is 300,000 VND/kg. Moreover, the owner of the farm slaughtered 4 animals, but only 2 were buffaloes fighting in the field, and the other 2 were slaughtered outside, so it was not known which buffaloes were fighting and which were not for purchase.

A lot of people gathered early, queuing to buy “tickets” to watch the buffalo fight. Photo: Van Duc

Previously, in 2016, the People’s Committee of Yen Bai province had regulations on banning buffalo fighting and granting permission to organize buffalo fighting in the area.

Even on June 20, 2022, Van Chan district police also prosecuted the case and prosecuted the accused against 19 defendants for gambling in the form of betting on buffalo fighting.

It is known that the organization that organizes this buffalo fighting is a private enterprise Hai Cuong (with an address in Khe Hum village, Tan Nguyen commune, Yen Binh district) led by Mr. Le Mai Hien as the legal representative.

Talking about the issue of buffalo fighting here, Ms. Le Thi Thanh Binh – Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism – said that there is no buffalo fighting festival in the area and there is no policy to agree. for businesses and localities to organize buffalo fighting.

“The fact that Yen Binh district let the case of opening a buffalo fighting ring occurred, the unit had a meeting and requested a specific report. This is a spontaneous activity and is not part of any program or festival organized by the province. mean” – Ms. Binh added.