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1 posted on 02/25/2008 5:17:25 PM PST by SandRat
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Image hosted by Photobucket.com it has nothing to do with getting them to buck... it's to get them out of the gate asap.
2 posted on 02/25/2008 5:19:23 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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“shocked with a prod that can deliver what he described as much 6,000 volts of painful electricity.”

Well...I’ve got an electric fence around some 8 or 9 acres of pasture for my eight horses. According to the manufacturer it’s charge is up to 10,000 volts, on a fence up to five miles in length. At some point, every one of those critters has actually popped his or her nose onto that wire. They jump and dart away pretty quick; they squeal in surprise. But, none of them have EVER been injured by the fence...the amperage is far too low to be injurious. Citing voltage only is a scare tactic used by the PETA folks and their wannabe imitators to raise peoples’ hackles and rouse the rabble.
Folks who supply critters to rodeos, in my experience, are much more humane and conscientious in their care than many one- and two-horse families.
In fact, the family horse is under greater threat of cruelty now, thanks to the folks at PETA and the others who were successful in stopping horse slaughter operations in the US in recent years. Now, many older horses are being simply turned out, turned loose in national forests, state forests, or just turned loose, because their owners have no idea how to manage the geriatric needs of older horses.
The real criminals, here, are PETA and their imitators...


3 posted on 02/25/2008 5:54:45 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion)
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Since PETA is not mentioned in the article, why did you add them to the headline?


4 posted on 02/25/2008 6:05:54 PM PST by upchuck (Who wins doesn't matter. They're all liberals. Spend your time and money to take back Congress.)
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All your undies are belong to us!

6 posted on 02/25/2008 6:33:09 PM PST by MarineBrat (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
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>>An agency called SHARK, or Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, ...<<

SHARK??? LOL!!

I belong to SHARKBCT: Showing Animals Respect and Kindness by Cooking Them.


14 posted on 02/25/2008 7:29:02 PM PST by max americana
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That’s odd. This says SHARK does not oppose all rodeo’s but look at this quote from their site:
“How unfortunate! A representative of Nelson, a most unpleasant woman, stated that he has been involved in rodeos all his life. That may be the case, but we would submit that if Willie is truly a caring person interested in the humane treatment of horses and other animals, he should stop supporting and doing business with rodeos.”
They have also ‘outed’ Miley Cyrus and several other musicians for performing at rodeos. Have a look at their bs here: www.sharkonline.org. By the way, org means admin fees!


17 posted on 05/10/2008 12:02:15 PM PDT by critterrice
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