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A big topic to hit news, blogs, and Shout-Outs this week. The 136th Annual Kentucky Derby. Or could be best described as horrific cruelty going ‘round and ‘round.
I have heard several debates on the topic of whether or not horse racing is cruel. Well, just to clarify, it’s extremely cruel.
Horses may be bred to race and to win, but they have no option. Just because we are bred to do something or be something doesn’t make it in our best interest and definitely does not make it our determined choice. If this was the case, there would be no same sex relationships, there would be no crime or addiction (unless that happens to be the preference a parent has for their child), and there most certainly would not be any free will.
Over 800 race horses every year suffer injury so bad on the race track that they die, mostly in heinous neglected fatalities so gut-wrenching you could burst. Is that how you want to breed? To give your life to work for something deemed so wonderful only to die by proud hands?!
So when will these deaths be posted in the news about the Kentucky Derby? What newscasts should say is “Horse names Almost Somewhat Abused, blew away the competition. The crowd cheers on the winner circle as you can see. Quite the obstacle out there today with all the destruction and mutilation to gallop around”.
The horses that don’t win and have not yet suffered fatal injury on the track, see, their “owner’s” are pissed and work them so hard core that they literally just keel over. But, supporters of the derby say this isn’t that case with all of the trainers. Oh, I’m sure they are correct because every horse lover works their prized companion day in and day out then forces them to race in a possible death defying run. Wouldn’t you?
Long story short, until the day comes when any animal is able to tell you themselves they want to train and race, or they pack on their own little funny hat and head out of the gate ahead of their jockey, horse (and any animal for that matter) racing is cruelty.
Decidedly so, our topic for the day, the Invisible Fence. For those of you that aren’t quite sure, the invisible fence (marketed as a training tool) is a device surrounding the perimeter of your outdoor living space that emits a horrible shock to any unsuspecting companion wearing it’s related collar.
Some organizations actually condone the use of this torture device for training, only sticking to statements that approve it’s ability to train, but avoids any such comments about the collar’s/ fence’s actual operation. Well, of course it’s a good training tool, perhaps the dog has seen what happened to the mouse who didn’t get the cheese.
Point in fact, it’s a shock collar. A taser that “pet owner’s” have decided to attach to their “Best Friend’s” neck because they prefer to not have an unsightly fence surrounding their otherwise perfectly manicured lawn. Really, if you wanted a perfect lawn you simply would choose not to have dog. Let’s instead adopt (or god forbid purchase) a dog, lock him up in a crate, then finally let him out to use the facilities that Mother Nature has supplied him… but don’t walk that way because you’ll be drooling on yourself for an hour.
There are two very important things to consider before choosing the brutal electrocution method of keeping your dog in his/ her own yard.
One, would you put the collar on yourself and then walk through the fence or perhaps your child and then have them cross the “boundary”? No? Thought not. There is a common abuse issue with children now where the abusive parent has placed shock collars on their children. This being said, some of these abusers received a very lengthy prison stay for drastic abuse charges. So, if the country deems it heinous abuse for children, do they assume dogs are more resilient?
Point Two, What happens when your dog manages to run across the “boundary” due to excitement and they are petrified to cross back over. Now you have a virtually homeless dog who could cause issues for cars, passer-bys, and your wallet. This problem doesn’t just happen with the occasionally quick and excited dog, it happens at least once or twice with most dogs. The invisible fence website even states not to leave dogs unattended at any time.
If you want a dog, also want a normal, run of the mill, fence, or a leash/ harness. Otherwise, perhaps the nostalgia or good name behind having a family dog should be left to actual caring people.
This local article was brought to my attention from our very own VP here at Against Cruelty. This whole ordeal is sickening. One of my biggest problem from the world of ‘pets’ is this idea that specific breeds are born dangerous and are prone to misbehave. Well for those of you that have known or had the pleasure of living with a Pit-bull that is properly taken care of and loved unconditionally, you understand the joy and companionship they have to offer.
I think what urks me the most of this whole article is the idea that these children were attacked unprovoked, because (and keep an open mind on this) although I am not, nor do I ever choose to be a parent to a human child have yet to meet an angel.
Now the geek part of me, from a statistics viewpoint knows that when you take:
- two children who grow up in an under-educated, mid-city apartment
- one very frightened, recently moved being (be it dog, goat, sloth, or other small child) into a crowded tiny apartment
All will not end well.
http://www.wmur.com/news/23259688/detail.html
