For those of you who think Barbaro cares if he's a "symbol for the country," I'm just grateful that I am not an animal in your care.? "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
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It takes courage to do the right thing with someone we love.? It is the essence of what makes us human to be able to alleviate the suffering of the animals in our care...to put their best interests in front of our emotional issues. ?The greatest thing that Matthew Mackay Smith ever said was, ~ "There are worse things in life for a horse than death."? Every beloved dog I ever had to euthanize, wagged his or her tail in the last moments of their life.? Saying "Barbaro's ears pricked forward and he enjoyed the attention," just makes it all the more appalling. A horse's essence is movement...
I know that this is off-topic and very emotional, so I promise to drop it.? If someone wants to follow the suffering of this animal, they can do it on their own time, but don't expect all of us to cheer.
