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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

David, I think your point is well-taken; however, using animals for work purposes or for sustinence is different than using them for sport -- even more so when abuse is involved. I'm not a PETA member and I do eat meat (other than veal, although I wish I didn't eat any meat). I suppose my feeling is that if I don't eat meat but still wear leather shoes aren't I a hypocrite?

I don't even mind horseracing as long as the animals are treated humanely. And I just don't think they are, i.e. the whip, steroids, etc. I know that people that own and train horses truly love them. But competition causes people to rationalize all sorts of bad behaviors.

While many people have a problem with boxing, I do not. After all, the two parties in a boxing match are consenting adults who make their own choices. It's different with horses in horseracing.