this issue came to me after the tragedy at the kentucky derby. do you believe horse racing is ethical? it's driven by profit, right? do those involved really care about the animals? would this kind of thing be happening if the horses were not racing?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/m ... index.html

PETA requests that Eight Belles jockey Gabriel Saez be suspended

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is seeking the suspension of Eight Belles' jockey after the filly had to be euthanized following her second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

Gabriel Saez was riding Eight Belles when she broke both front ankles while galloping out a quarter of a mile past the wire. She was euthanized on the track.

PETA faxed a letter Sunday to Kentucky's racing authority claiming the filly was "doubtlessly injured before the finish" and asked that Saez be suspended while Eight Belles' death is investigated.

"What we really want to know, did he feel anything along the way?" PETA spokeswoman Kathy Guillermo said. "If he didn't then we can probably blame the fact that they're allowed to whip the horses mercilessly."

Eight Belles trainer Larry Jones said the filly was clearly happy when she crossed the finish line.

"I don't know how in the heck they can even come close to saying that," Jones told The Associated Press on Sunday. "She has her ears up, clearly galloping out."

Guillermo said if Saez is found at fault, the group wants the second-place prize of $400,000 won by Eight Belles to be revoked.

Saez, a 20-year-old Panama native, was riding in his first Kentucky Derby. He frequently rides for Jones.

A call to the jockeys' room at Delaware Park, where Saez raced on Sunday, went unanswered.

Eight Belles, the first filly since 1999 to run in the Derby, appeared fine until collapsing while galloping out after the finish.

The letter to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority also sought a ban on whipping, limits on races and the age of racehorses, and a move to softer, artificial surfaces for all courses.

Horse Racing isn't ethical, but it has nothing to do with how most of the horses are treated. The jockeys go through way too much shit to make weight and it's killing a lot of them. As far as the horses go, they are treated like kings and probably love the competition. PETA doesn't know what the fuck they are talking about in this case and are just embarrassing themselves at this point.

i didnt read that mickey, but peta and all the people in peta can eat shit. fuck them

PETA are always seeking a soap box from which to launch their agendas. Nothing much in this one.

peta is not the subject of this topic, but merely an article i posted related to it.

I think it PETA's ideal world they'd outright ban horse racing.

in Peta's ideal world dogs and cats and chickens and rats would rule the world and humans would be their slaves. and wed all eat plants until they figured out that the way humans tear the leaves off or use fertilizer to grow them is inhumane and cruel

i think many people outside of PETA feel the same way.

remember when randy johnson killed that bird w/ a fastball? that was awesome

the only thing that could have been better is if johnson hit a peta member w/ a fastball

I really wouldn't care if we lost horse racing. I feel the same way about a lot of sports though so I guess it doesn't matter.

But oh noes, PETA has an opinion. Lets' all freak the fuck out and get all insecure.

Douche and Turd
Episode 808 (Original Air Date: 2004-10-27)

When PETA demonstrates against the use of a cow as South Park Elementary�s mascot, the student body is forced to choose a new one. As the election approaches, Kyle tries to convince everyone that his candidate, a giant douche, is better than Cartman�s nominee, a turd sandwich.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154583

peta can fuck themselves but so can horse racers, in that order.

As much as I liked, and still like to some extent, nothing is worse than when they try to get political.

Why?