1/9/2006: Dog fight

[keryx]

Dog fighting. Repulsive. I think that a culture that condemns rather than condones animal fighting would have the edge on that moral question.

I don't like human fighting, either. But humans can and will make decisions that only hurt themselves. It's their life.

Fighting dogs are trained that way, by humans; it's stupid human decisions, not dog decisions, that bring about these situations, so ultimately the humans are at fault. It's abuse of an animal that we have over thousands of years bred to be a companion.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by keryx

snip~~ It's abuse of an animal that we have over thousands of years bred to be a companion.

I'd take issue with that. Except for a tiny handfull of wealthy people, dogs were not bred to be companions.
They were bred to work, earn their keep or they didn't last long. Along with the obvious guard duties, they were bred to hunt, to haul packs, pull carts & sleds, herd livestock, etc.......and entertain people in blood sports.
Being a companion has always been secondary to their duties until the last 100 years or so, we've seen the evolution of the dog as a pet.

haha hey yeah!! screw you guys.. im goin home!

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