Jeff Lines

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  Jeff commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Are American Rodeos More Acceptable Than Spanish Bullfighting?

  Most of Rodeo is based on skills used everyday by real cowboys. I've also seen some pretty horific slow motion video of football and players being carried off of the field. This whole idea that we have to totally ban something that is the basis of our heritage because of a few incidents seems a little too radical. It would would more sense to determine the cause of the bad incidents that none of us want to see happen and come up with ways of making those things possibly safer. But bottom line, there is risk in everything we do unless maybe we live in a cacoon.

  
  

  There is a problem with entertainment in general. The tendency is always to make is more spectacular. Ban the entertainment industry, that would eliminate the mistreatment of animals for the purposes of entertainment ... they might be neglected or mistreated for other reasons ... but at least it wouldn't be for entertainment.

  
  

  As stated earlier, Rodeo animals are very valuable and most receive better care than they would receive out in some pasture. 

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  Jeff commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Are American Rodeos More Acceptable Than Spanish Bullfighting?

  I totally agree with James regarding the animal rights versus abortion. To me it's the same, watching out for life that can't watch out after itself ... to me that's the ultimate hipocracy to be pro-choice and be an animal rights activist.