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Budweiser Parent to Stop Cutting Tails Off Clydesdale Horses After Pressure From Activists
Wall Street Journal ^
| September 20, 2023
| Saabira Chaudhuri
Posted on 09/20/2023 12:14:24 PM PDT by aculeus
Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD -0.29%decrease; red down pointing triangle said it has stopped cutting the tails off its famous Clydesdale horses after months of pressure from animal-rights activists who say the practice is cruel.
The brewing giant’s concession to activists comes as it tries to navigate its way through the culture wars, after a consumer backlash over a promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney buffeted sales.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: beer; horses; tails
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Thinking this was a nothing-burger, I was going to post a snarky comment.
But I'm glad I read it.
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:14:24 PM PDT
by
aculeus
To: aculeus
The brewing giant’s concession to activists comes as it tries to navigate its way through the culture wars They navigate like Amelia Earhart.
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:16:50 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(They say "Our Democracy" but they mean Cosa Nostra.)
To: aculeus
From Google search
Why do they cut the Clydesdales tails?
Docking. Docking traditionally has been performed to prevent the tail of the horse from interfering with harness and carriage equipment. Specifically, if a rein passes under the horse’s tail the horse may clamp its tail down and cause the driver to lose control of the horse.
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:17:06 PM PDT
by
libh8er
To: aculeus
It would be nice if the rest of us could. Your link to the article is NG.
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:17:36 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Perhaps we should be less concerned with who we might offend and more concerned with who we inspire.)
To: libh8er
IOW mutilating animals for man’s convenience.
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:17:50 PM PDT
by
libh8er
To: aculeus
The practice is cruel.
Horses have beautiful tales. Leave them alone.
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:18:19 PM PDT
by
TheWriterTX
(Trust not in earthly princes....!)
To: ClearCase_guy
Fred Noonan.................
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:18:56 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: libh8er
Trimming tails is mutilation? What do you call it when you get your kids hair cut?
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:18:59 PM PDT
by
Glad2bnuts
(“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: We should have set up ambushes...paraphrased)
To: aculeus
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:22:48 PM PDT
by
Bounced2X
(Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
To: libh8er
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:23:01 PM PDT
by
mrmeyer
(You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Roberor thert Heinlein)
To: Glad2bnuts
Horse tail isn't all hair. There are vertebrae too. It's the vertebrae with which they 'clamp down'.
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:24:43 PM PDT
by
libh8er
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:26:44 PM PDT
by
aculeus
(Just Call Him "No Border" Biden)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts; Bounced2X
To: Glad2bnuts
Tail trimming is just cutting hair. Tail docking is cutting the dock or bony part of the tail. Some docking leaves the horse a partial tail and others go all the way to the horse’s tail joint to the hindquarters which is extra cruel, leaving nothing for the horse to protect itself from flying insects.
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:44:56 PM PDT
by
skr
(Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
To: aculeus
Hey, what about cirumcisions?
To: ken in texas
Add a period between "wsj" and "com", as in:... That worked, but...
'To continue reading, choose an option below'
Have to create an account and sign in.
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:46:23 PM PDT
by
Bounced2X
(Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
09/20/2023 12:56:42 PM PDT
by
aculeus
(Just Call Him "No Border" Biden)
To: Glad2bnuts
Trimming tails is mutilation? What do you call it when you get your kids hair cut? Kids can swat flies easily without their hair.
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posted on
09/20/2023 1:00:45 PM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
To: aculeus
They prefer cutting the genitals and breasts off of human children.
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posted on
09/20/2023 1:02:25 PM PDT
by
pierrem15
("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
To: Glad2bnuts
Trimming tails is mutilation? It isn't "trimming." It is amputating the long tail bone down to a nub. This leaves the horse with no ability to control flies that bite horses. It is cruel and unnecessary. Tails can be braided for shows so the tails don't interfere with any of the harness.
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posted on
09/20/2023 1:08:09 PM PDT
by
Avalon Memories
(Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats. -- P.J. O’Rourke)
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