[Liberty1970]

Rights groups have said that several thousand boys, some as young as four, work as jockeys in the lucrative sport in the oil-rich state.

They say many children, mainly from poor Asian countries, had been abducted or sold by their families and that the boys were kept in prison-like conditions and underfed to keep them light so the camels run faster.

[Echo Talon]

Robotic Camel Jockeys..... :D

[kromike]

But...but...but...robots technically don't believe in Allah. Therefore, they are by definition, "infidels". And we all know what happens to infidels...

But then, maybe this is a new twist: E-jihad - sending machines in to do an Imam's job...

[Americanchild]

But how does a robot control an animal, that by its nature is not predictable?

[USF]

They say many children, mainly from poor Asian countries, had been abducted or sold by their families and that the boys were kept in prison-like conditions and underfed to keep them light so the camels run faster.

Translation: They have a shortage of slaves now.

[weegie]

Is this not a positive step?

that the government have seen fit to ban a barbaric practice?