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Subject: Re: Very sad...	Date: 15/04/2012 22:10
Author: yyuryyub	Number: 66094 of 81254
the imposition of something else upon another species whcih has no choice on th matter. I know, the horse has no chance to say "nay" to life and death as a steeplechaser. It's an animal bred by man. Draft mules, oxen at the yoke, husky dogs, carthorses, trekking ponies, pet poodles - they all have the order of their lives set by their human keepers and by chance. It's therefore the responsibility of the keepers and those who rule them to take decisions that we consider reasonable. And I think that was where our discussion started. I don't keep any kind of animal or indulge in any leisure activity related to captive animals, with the exception of watching a few horseraces and greyhounds each year. The GN is clearly exactly at the point between what is currently considered OK and what is currently considered not OK, hence the heated debate. A few Fools have massively mis-interpreted my previous comments about risk taking. I did not wish to imply that chosing to do a dangerous activity allows me to force similar risks on others (animals included). Rather, my own past experiences forced me to think very hard about taking risks that might kill or seriously injure my friends or myself and whether these activities are justifiable, and the consequences if the worst scenario came about. Therefore, I can look at OTHER people doing risky activities with compassion and understanding - and perhaps not immediately cry for their sport to be banned. I think that it would be a shame, if the world lost great risky sports such as the Grand National and the Palio of Sienna.
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