Buffalo fights continue to be held in Hanoi's district despite banEven though the buffalo fighting festival in Hanoi's Phuc Tho District was banned over concerns of cruelty to animals, the buffalo fights were still held over the National Day holiday this year. Buffalo fights continue to be held in Hanoi''s Phuc Tho District on September 3 and 4 despite banOn September 3 and 4, Phuc Tho authorities granted permission to two companies to hold a buffalo contest with admittance fees ranging from VND150,000-200,000. The contest included music show, tug of war, the donation of buffaloes to poor families and buffalo fights. However, head of the ministry's Local Culture Department Trinh Thi Thuy said they had received the report but told Hanoi department that the Local Culture Department didn't have the authority over these cases. The Phuc Tho Buffalo Fighting Festival had been held in January to celebrate the lunar new year in 2014 and 2015.

Source: VietNamNet News September 06, 2016 07:30 UTC