[org.whodat]

disgusting and barbaric

Finally have a full fledged peta person on free republic.

[mgstarr]

Finally have a full fledged peta person on free republic.

And a newbie at that. This could be entertaining.

[Mr. Silverback]

I think DancesWithCats is overwrought, especially in mentioning the run and bullfighting in the same post. The only similarity between the running and a bullfight is the presence of male bovines and Spanish speakers. That said, note this, from Wikipedia:

Unlike bull fights, which are performed by professionals, anyone may participate in an encierro, and there is never violence towards the bulls — even tail-pulling is frowned upon. Injuries are common, both to the participants who may be gored or trampled, and to the bulls, whose hooves grip poorly on the paved or cobbled street surfaces.

So yeah, it is bad for the bulls, and it's a fountain of stupid anyway. But let's not get all PETA about it.

[DancesWithCats]

Finally have a full fledged peta person on free republic.

[DancesWithCats]

Finally have a full fledged peta person on free republic.

(Trying this posting one more time. Don't know what happened there. It previewed ok and then dropped my reply to you which was:)

"That's some leap you've made there. Be careful. Don't hurt yourself. NOT a PETA person in any sense of the word. Just don't like cruelty to animals, especially not for the sheer fun of it. I think it's shameful and says much about the person who likes to inflict pain and terror and then laugh about it."