Re: [RC] [RC] OT - Orpheo, a.k.a. Merlin (the Magnificent!) - Barbara McCrary
I understand, and I'm not criticizing you for
that. I have been around cattle since I was a child; we have a small herd,
and I am very practical about raising them. I have been threatened and
very nearly attacked by a snotty horned cow with a newborn calf. I have
stood up to 2,000# bulls when they didn't want to move the way we wanted
them to. Fortunately, Hereford bulls are generally less aggressive than
some breeds, but I never let one get me in a corner. The Spanish and
Mexican fighting bulls are bred to be as mean as possible for that very
purpose. Watching the video, my concern was for the safety of the
horse. Having seen cattle in every circumstance possible, from alive and
healthy to dead and dying, I guess it just doesn't affect me like it does
you. Sorry if I sound callous, but it's just my decades of experience
around cattle of all degrees of disposition that makes me a bit more immune to
the anguish of watching that video
I don't admire torturing animals, but this is NOT
our culture and it's basically none of our business. We wouldn't like
it if someone from another culture criticized ours. They could say,
"You horrible people, you let women go around in public without covering
their heads, or worse yet, you let them wear pants or go to the beach half
naked. It's all a matter of culture and perspective, and I don't think
we should be criticizing or dictating to other cultures how they should
conduct theirs.
As for the horse, I have never seen a horse run
sideways. It's incredible...
Barbara
Live and let live
There are only two ways
to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if
everything is. - Albert Einstein, physicist
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