Inhumane event [letter to the editor]

Los Angeles Daily News ^ | 04-21-2003 | Mary Fishbach

[boris]

Inhumane event

Re "Brief encounter" (April 13):

Last Sunday's picture of two men forcing underwear on a goat for an event at the gay rodeo was unsettling at best. The gay community, known for its compassion and sensitivity, certainly did not display those attributes when they incorporated this inhumane event in the rodeo's schedule of entertainment.

If you think this event was not cruelty to animals but merely innocent fun, think again. Forcing any living thing to partake in an unnatural and distressing act is abuse. In addition, the printing of this picture in the name of journalism only added to the disrespect of living things.

- Mary Fishbach, Sherman Oaks, CA

[Chad Fairbanks]

Good thing I took those Armadillos out of my trousers then, or I could be a target too...

[goldstategop]

If they had sex with the aforesaid goat, I wonder what PETA's position would be.

[Tacis]

This is a joke, right?

" Forcing any living thing to partake in an unnatural and distressing act is abuse." These guys are fairies!! Forcing living things to partake in an unnatural and distressing act is their "chosen life style."

[Chad Fairbanks]

If they had sex with the aforesaid goat, I wonder what PETA's position would be...

Ummm... right behind them???

[4mycountry]

>>>" Forcing any living thing to partake in an unnatural and distressing act is abuse." These guys are fairies!! Forcing living things to partake in an unnatural and distressing act is their "chosen life style."

EXACTLY!!!
I read the part about "Forcing any living thing to partake in an unnatural and distressing act is abuse" and I thought, "In other words, being gay is abusing?"!

[4mycountry]

>>>picture of two men forcing underwear on a goat for an event at the gay rodeo

Dare I ask to see it?

[Mister Baredog]

The gay community, known for its compassion and sensitivity,

Where's the "barf alert"? I'm sure Dr. Laura would dissagree with this statement.

[Mister Baredog]

If they had sex with the aforesaid goat, I wonder what PETA's position would be.

PETA would insist on "coctails and dinner" for the goat, before sex.

[xm177e2]

Forcing living things to partake in an unnatural and distressing act is their "chosen life style."

Except that most gays don't force anyone to partake in anything, they choose to.

[Ignatz]

I once shot an elephant in my pajamas......
how he got in my pajamas, I'll never know. -Marx (Groucho)

[Billthedrill]

They were forcing underwear on a goat, OK? It could have been worse.

[Hildy]

How does Ms. Fishback know that this Goat didn't enjoy the experience?

[BSunday]

I don't know about the goat, but here is one of the guys and his sister. I wonder why they are gay???

[boris]

"Dare I ask to see it?"

You can ask, but I don't have it. I don't read the weekend papers. You might try searching their website.

--Boris

[Kuksool]

{Forcing any living thing to partake in an unnatural and distressing act is abuse.}

I wish the letter writer has the same outrage about the aggressive promotion of homosexuality in the government schools.