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2008-05-05 -Short Attention Span Theater-

PETA wants Eight Belles jockey suspended after filly's death

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Posted by gorb 2008-05-05 05:31|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 FOAD, assholes.

PETA is just like a certain "religion" - demanding, lying, insisting their way is the only way and everyone in the world has to bow down and worship the same way they do.

Whiny-assed LOSERS. >:-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-05-05 10:58|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-05-05 10:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Great graphic.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-05 11:09|| 2008-05-05 11:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Did they shoot several million bucks worth of thoroughbred pony right there on the track?

I'd pay to see that.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-05-05 13:52|| 2008-05-05 13:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Pfeh, mojo. Yes, the filly was euthanized (not 'shot') while millions watched. She was beautiful, athletic and talented. She died in pain after nearly winning the Derby. What's so frigging wonderful about that????

Posted by lotp 2008-05-05 13:59|| 2008-05-05 13:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Poor horse.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-05-05 14:02|| 2008-05-05 14:02|| Front Page Top

#6 I think most of the people that embrace PETA are jerks. However, having said that, I was saddened that such a fine horse with such a strong spirit had to be put down.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-05-05 15:05|| 2008-05-05 15:05|| Front Page Top

#7 I was in Vegas this weekend. I had 50 bucks on her to place. Won 265 bucks. Damn shame though.

Posted by Penguin 2008-05-05 15:06|| 2008-05-05 15:06|| Front Page Top

#8 PETA faxed a letter Sunday to Kentucky's racing authority claiming the filly was "doubtlessly injured before the finish"

Where's their proof of that? She looked fine to me coming across the finish. Awwww, geez, don't tell me PETA would be looking to take advantage of the death of an animal would they?
P.S.: I'd watch Big Brown. He looks like one of those special horses that comes around maybe every twenty years.

Posted by tu3031 2008-05-05 16:27|| 2008-05-05 16:27|| Front Page Top

#9 Yeah, yeah, horsies are nice. Pretty, too. So, what, they should never be killed?

Bah.

So if they didn't shoot it, how'd they put it down? It'd take a pretty big load of seconal to stop it's heart...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-05-05 16:30|| 2008-05-05 16:30|| Front Page Top

#10 Bah right back atcha, mojo. I know, I know - you're big, you're tough, you spit on horsies.

Decent folk don't particularly seek out pain in animals or root for their death. And there're plenty of online accounts about her euthanasia if you really want to know.

Posted by lotp 2008-05-05 19:49|| 2008-05-05 19:49|| Front Page Top

#11 BTW, I say that as someone who started hunting at a young age and was grateful for the meat we butchered and froze for the year.

My dad would've whipped my butt good and hard if I had ever left a deer wounded and in misery or laughed at its pain.

Maybe it's just a matter of being raised that way but somehow I just can't be impressed by a person who would.

Posted by lotp 2008-05-05 19:51|| 2008-05-05 19:51|| Front Page Top

#12 No problem letting it run itself to death for general amusement and big profit, though, huh?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-05-05 21:57|| 2008-05-05 21:57|| Front Page Top

#13 To be clear: I'm not a cruel person, and suffering does not amuse or titilate me in any way. Once the horse was injured that badly, putting it down, as soon a possible, was the humane course. Certainly.

The more humane course would be not to have made the beat in the first place. Thoroughbreds are thoroughly useless, pampered extravagances to me.

My point originally was rather that I would not pay to see the overbred, spindly creature run, and do not share the horror and grief the trainer, who knew it, undoubtedly feels.

To the owner, the horse was likely an investment,a source of money and ego-strokes.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-05-05 22:13|| 2008-05-05 22:13|| Front Page Top

#14 It appears that the injuries occured after the race. Don't know for sure.

Posted by McZoid 2008-05-05 22:35|| 2008-05-05 22:35|| Front Page Top

#15 to me, my 14-yr-old cat is nearly human (and has better intellect and personality than some humans I know). To the trainer, this was probably nearly like losing a child, I bet, and I sympathize with Robin's smarting. Mojo's points, are well-explained. The horse was bred to a purpose, did it well, and shit happens. I hope it didn't suffer much, but PETA and other parasites are surely wrong - the damage occurred after race end

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-05-05 22:48|| 2008-05-05 22:48|| Front Page Top

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