they were also warned , as their ids were examined ( with some considerable menace and surreptitious bicep flexing ) , that any attempt to photograph the event via hidden means would result not only in the confiscation of their spy cameras but also in their rapid , fist-over-fist eviction , for the indisputable fact was that despite its rich history as a sport for indian princes and noblemen , cockfighting was presently deemed an illegal activity by the good burghers and law-makers of mumbai , who had apparently been lobbied by animal liberationists , extremists who described the traditional sport as crueler and more barbaric even than bull-fighting .