Horse Jockey's have long been looked down upon, literally. They have learned to use their vertical disadvantage in positive ways by building a niche in the horse racing community. Now PETA wants to take that away from them. Tragically at the Kentucky derby Saturday a filly named Eight Belles had to be euthanized after the race. The horse came in 2nd place but as it was slowing down it fell breaking both legs. Initially it was labeled a freak accident but PETA is now convinced that it was the jockey, Gabriel Diaz's, fault. They claim that "we can probably blame the fact that they're allowed to whip the horses mercilessly." Now they are not only demanding Diaz be suspended and forfeit his 400,000 2nd place earnings, but they are also making ridiculous demands to change the entire sport in general. The demands are as follows:
1) No racing or training for a thoroughbred until it turns 3 years old. The organization contends the animals' legs aren't fully developed until then.
2) No more racing on dirt tracks. The group says the synthetic surfaces now used at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., and at California tracks are far safer and result in fewer equine breakdowns and fatalities.
3) Cap the number of times a horse races each year.
4) Ban whipping. PETA says that when jockeys flail horses with a riding crop the animals can be forced beyond their physical limits.
At least jockey's have a hobby, horse racing. I think PETA should look into getting a hobby of their own... any suggestions?
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PETA drives me crazy. I actually support a lot of the same things they do, but they always seem to miss the bigger picture, or go about things in a completely wrong way.
For instance, our meat supply in this country is awful. Instead of trying to address the issues and get the regulations changed, PETA just says that everyone should be a vegetarian.
This is also a perfect example of how they miss the point. It's probably great for publicity, but it just makes everyone hate them.
Although, you would think that someone would've invented a way to keep horses alive after breaking a leg. I mean, we've only been riding them since the beginning of time.
I like how PETA exploits women so that animals don't get exploited.
I'm pretty sure that when that girl was in her underwear in a cage in Five Points, a bunch of rednecks and frat boys went and stared at her until they were hungry. Then they walked their idiot selves over to Five Points Diner for a Cheeseburger, a Hot Dog, a couple of Coors Lights, and some Fries. Did I mention the fries container was held together with Horse Glue?
I love cappin' horses
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