The participants have a choice in hockey, as do the human = participants in rodeos. How silly to compare their aches, pains, and = injuries to that of their forced combatants. But, as I said earlier, and as the forthcoming posts attest, = different strokes for different folks. Some don't mind torturing = animals, as long as they don't have to eat them and others don't mind = eating animals as long as they don't have to torture them to death!! We are a strange breed. With a rationale for any darn thing we = choose to do or not do!! Propaganda lives!! Paula, 88 days and counting -- Norma Ramey wrote: From: "Norma Ramey" <gsdramey@xxxxxxx> Subject: Sports - team & individual -- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:23:58 -0500 Listers, I know all about rodeo stuff and also the so called "sport" = of cock & dog fighting I live in Louisiana where they're going back and forth = about "possibly" making it illegal. The dog fighting here had been horrible and just made illegal not too = long ago. I feel so sad inside myself about that kind of stuff. Do ya'll know there were = far more "fighting" pit bulls in New Orleans that folks didn't realize until Katrina? = Yep, bad stuff! = The animals are really Ok in the rodeo action. They are pitted = against one human and = more often than not that human is hurt far far worse than any bull, = horse or calf. = Personally, the one sport I think is interesting with its "brutal = self" is hockey. Just think about it. How often do you see or hear of hockey players being - arrested or = what ever?? Not much as I think it is a sport that IS quite brutal in and of itself. Those = folks don't need outside rough stuff. The game itself is rough enough. Ok, don't hit me I'll go --- = Norma no L ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================