ok really quickly

Lets spark a debate. Read the article below. It pertains to a video, supposedly 2 years old, where Juan Marichal and Pedro Martinez are seen releasing 2 roosters at a cockfight in the Dominican Republic.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AlNfA6usfWVayPk6rcfNukERvLYF?slug=ap-mets-martinez-cockfighting&prov=ap&type=lgns

Now PETA and other animal rights activist groups want the athletes to apologize publicly, MLB to apologize and have all their athletes attend "Vick-like" sensitivity courses, as well as have the U.S. admonish them.

Cockfighting is legal and extremely popular in the Dominican Republic. Second only to baseball. According to Martinez they were the honorary guys who release the cocks.

I for one think it is wrong for PETA to attack Martinez for participating in a cultural event in his native country. I know PETA pretends to police the world as the authority on how animals should be treated, but in reality it is only in a few countries.
I am not advocating cock fighting or calling right or wrong. But where does PETA get off calling for them to blast the sport? Someone cannot be punished for not doing anything wrong. I don't care if its right or wrong, it is their countries frikin pastime!
I think that the extent to which PETA assumes this should be taken is ludacris. They did nothing wrong, they were being honored in their country in one of the biggest ways, and these animal rights people have no respect for other cultures.

You cannot control the world, get over yourselves.