http://boston.metblogs.com/2008/10/25/statewide-ballot-question-3-dog-racing/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:13:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://boston.metblogs.com/2008/10/25/statewide-ballot-question-3-dog-racing/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Jess Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:13:18 +0000 http://boston.metblogs.com/?p=993#comment-799 p.s. This doesn't change the fact that the argument in question is ridiculous, but as for the curtness of the comment, my family rescued a retired racing greyhound and she was both emotionally and physically scarred from her time at the track, so the topic hits a nerve. Dogs deserve to live better lives than that. p.s. This doesn’t change the fact that the argument in question is ridiculous, but as for the curtness of the comment, my family rescued a retired racing greyhound and she was both emotionally and physically scarred from her time at the track, so the topic hits a nerve. Dogs deserve to live better lives than that.

]]> http://boston.metblogs.com/2008/10/25/statewide-ballot-question-3-dog-racing/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Jess Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:59:33 +0000 http://boston.metblogs.com/?p=993#comment-798 Okay so, regardless of whether or not it's inhumane, it should be legal either way because dogs are animals, not humans -- rational humans who should have the freedom to enjoy and profit from the suffering of these dogs, because...why, exactly? Because they feel like it, seriously? By that logic, dog fighting should probably be legal, too. We wouldn't want to privilege dogs by not allowing them to be forced into a dangerous and harmful situation for human entertainment, right? Just saying. Okay so, regardless of whether or not it’s inhumane, it should be legal either way because dogs are animals, not humans — rational humans who should have the freedom to enjoy and profit from the suffering of these dogs, because…why, exactly? Because they feel like it, seriously? By that logic, dog fighting should probably be legal, too. We wouldn’t want to privilege dogs by not allowing them to be forced into a dangerous and harmful situation for human entertainment, right? Just saying.

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