Horseracing is Cruelty

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  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    thunderDAN wrote:
    But all joking aside, those horses are better taken care of and looked after better than any of us are.

    i don't think those horses want to be taken care of, if it were their choice they'd be free running in the wild.
  • the little guy
    the little guy Posts: 27
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    But put horse racing into perspective here.. midgets riding horses so people can gamble.. what a stupid sport. IMO.


    Jockeys are nowhere close to midgets.

    More inaccurate information.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    genie wrote:
    i don't think those horses want to be taken care of, if it were their choice they'd be free running in the wild.

    Can of worms right there!
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    genie wrote:
    i don't think those horses want to be taken care of, if it were their choice they'd be free running in the wild.

    if that were the case though nobody could own dogs or cats either because not all horses are wild horses
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    genie wrote:
    i don't think those horses want to be taken care of, if it were their choice they'd be free running in the wild.

    Great post
    the Minions
  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    pjhawks wrote:
    so you admit you are only against cruelty to animals when it doesn't suit your own needs.

    eating animals is useful because their meat has valuable elements that we wouldn't get from vegetables & fruits. and as i said everything we eat was alive before. so what you're trying to say is that because we eat animals to survive it is also ok to mistreat them and use them to perform tricks to pleasure us? so does it also mean that you would not only eat a goat but also fuck one too? cause you can't differentiate between need and pleasure?
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,130
    I have no ethical or moral problem with horse racing.

    But if there was no gambling would people still race horses?

    How about steeple chase you animal lovers?
  • Fortunate Son1
    Fortunate Son1 Posts: 89
    Wow...horse racing is cruelty to animals now?...You people need a hobby or a job.
    And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky...A human being that was giveeeeeeeeeeeeen to flllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    pjhawks wrote:
    yes because if it was the 4th face at Philadelphia Park no one would know or care that a horse was euthanized. it's only a story because it was the biggest race of the year.

    if no one is reporting about a horse then yes we wouldn't know about it. but that doesn't mean people wouldn't care once they hear about it. big race or small its importance has nothing to do with underlying issue of mistreatment of horses.
  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    Fortunate Son1 wrote:
    Wow...horse racing is cruelty to animals now?...You people need a hobby or a job.

    i've got a job, thanks. would you say circus is cruelty to animals? if you do then you would agree that horse racing is the same thing, because we are asking animals to perfom tricks for our pleasure.
  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    Great post

    thanks :)
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Fortunate Son1 wrote:
    Wow...horse racing is cruelty to animals now?...You people need a hobby or a job.
    "Cruelty" is a little harsh.. Stupid sport is more like it.
  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    the little guy wrote:
    It's too bad you aren't open minded enough to learn about what you don't understand. How wonderful it could be for you to spend some time with people who care for race horses and have an opportunity to see people truly dedicated to these noble animals that they love so deeply.

    be open minded and learn details?

    look you can't hide the fact that those horses are being used, however kindly you speak about any kind of sport invoving animals doing things against their will
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    genie wrote:
    be open minded and learn details?

    look you can't hide the fact that those horses are being used, however kindly you speak about any kind of sport invoving animals doing things against their will
    I agree. Those horses would rather be grazing in a sunny meadow, having sex with whom ever they wanted rather than running in circles with midgets strapped to their back in front of thousands of drunk gamblers.
  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I agree. Those horses would rather be grazing in a sunny meadow, having sex with whom ever they wanted rather than running in circles with midgets strapped to their back in front of thousands of drunk gamblers.


    haha..

    *I hesitate to respond to this thread because I don't know anything about horse racing and I'd end up sounding stupid*

    But I did think that this post was funny.
  • Fortunate Son1
    Fortunate Son1 Posts: 89
    genie wrote:
    i've got a job, thanks. would you say circus is cruelty to animals? if you do then you would agree that horse racing is the same thing, because we are asking animals to perfom tricks for our pleasure.

    No, a circus is not cruel.

    So, would you then say training a house pet to not make a mess of the house is cruelty to animals? You're training it to do something it wasn't meant to do, right?
    And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky...A human being that was giveeeeeeeeeeeeen to flllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
  • the little guy
    the little guy Posts: 27
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Stupid sport is more like it.

    This couldn't be farther from the truth. Horse racing is one the world's great intellectual challenges.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    the little guy wrote:
    This couldn't be farther from the truth. Horse racing is one the world's great intellectual challenges.
    I can think of many things I'd rather challenge myself with intellectually than how fast Sea Biscuit is going to run in a circle today.

    I know, I know, there's many factors to horse racing.., which way the winds blowing, did the horse eat his Wheaties, how fast were his parents, how much does the jockey weigh, what was in the horsey's poop last night..
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Fortunate Son1 wrote:
    Wow...horse racing is cruelty to animals now?...You people need a hobby or a job.

    That's what I thought until someone said it can cause them to bleed internally. Surely though the owners would not let that happen since they love their horses so much.

    I'd like to say this is absolute bull but I'm afraid I don't know any better.
  • the little guy
    the little guy Posts: 27
    genie wrote:
    be open minded and learn details?

    look you can't hide the fact that those horses are being used, however kindly you speak about any kind of sport invoving animals doing things against their will

    How do you know things are being done to them against their will? You know absolutely nothing about horseracing, yet speak as though you are an expert, but have no interest in actually learning truth. Why would you....it doesn't fit your agenda of ignorance.

    Since you care so greatly about these horses, I hope you are actively involved in foundations that help provide homes for retired thoroughbreds. Personally I would recommend the Thoroughbred Retirement Fund and suggest you look up their website. I recently donated $5K to them but that shouldn't stop you from doing what you personally can to help these animals that you claim to care so very deeply about.

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