Observer - Bloodsport gamblers fuel inner city cockfights - Tony Thompson, crime correspondent. The recent rise is being attributed to bouts which take place in inner city locations, particularly in Birmingham, Bradford and Leicester. UK. (April 29, 2001)
Observer - BSE rules threaten bullfight fiestas - Emma Daly in Madrid. The famous Iberian fighting bull is threatened by mad cow disease, although no case has ever been found among these privileged animals, which spend their first four years running wild and feeding on grass, hay and vegetable proteins. UK. (February 11, 2001)