BigSmooov's Blog

I'm not from W.VA M_fan and I'm too old to be lying.

Animal abuse is animal abuse. Like it or not...it's true. They killed the horse right there in front of all those people. Come on now.

Well, I'm glad to hear that Mountain doesn't know of anyone who would kill their hunting dog. But that does not negate that Smoov could be telling the truth. Frankly, you both could be telling the truth.

It looks to me like Congress has to write some law to protect race horses and, perhaps, exclude poor Phillies. Animals must be treated humanely.

Milu,two broken ankles is an injury which a horse cannot recover from.Well,maybe some can but Eight Belles' injuries were just too massive.There was no way this horse was gonna walk again.Lying down for the rest of it's life isn't an option either as all that would do is cause a slow miserable death by slow suffacation.Large animals don't like to lie down,especially on their sides for just that reason.
Now,Milu,regarding Smooov telling the truth I reckon anythings possible.In fact don't take my word for it.Ask any number of others here if they think he's telling the truth and you'll probably get the same answer.When it comes to Smooov I have a few choice words I could use starting with "pattern of behavior" if you know what I mean.
As for hunting dogs,a good dog like that is part of the family.It's just as much a pet as a work animal.My uncle was a world champion Beagle breeder and despite owning 20-30 dogs at a time each and every one of those dogs was always special to him.
Also,I and many others I know have owned many a coon hound over the years and if you ask any of them about having to put down a dog you instantly get a negative response and then the old dog stories begin.Naw,I can't see anyone I've ever known even considering putting a dog to sleep just because it's too old to hunt.Us being average dog owners and most people around here being "dog people" I just don't find it likely enough to give Smooov the benefit of the doubt.Hell,I doubt if I'll even get an answer regarding where it was or what sort of dog it was,especially given the several dozen answers I'm s

BTW,Milu,you asked "What kind of distorted thinking do you have, Smoov?"

In a nutshell he's implying that redneck white folks can get away with animal cruelty but the black man gets picked on.He's making a lame stab at trying to connect putting an animal out of it's misery with pit bull fighting.The only way for him to make his case is to pretend there's no difference.

Have you all been around horses. Those track horses LOVE to run!!!! Its thier life. The problem I see is that owners start thier animals at 1, when most horses bones are not finished growing and the knees close at three and a horse is not considered "mature" until it starts hitting double digits.

Those track horses are run hard for the money. And for goodness sake, dont take it out on the jockey!!!!! Look at the owners and the training system.

Its the same in all equestrian sports. Look at barrel racers, grand prix jumpers, even some of the dressage stuff. These horses love what they do, its a matter of how early they start.

As for putting her down right then and there, congratulations, that was a wise decision. Barbaro should have been put down right off too. Massive leg injuries dont bode well with equines.

Perhaps you didn't know it, but your uncle was an"AH". We don't need any more shallow idiots so I hope you are 'fixed'

I understand why they had to put the horse down, its just that.....why right there on the track? Come on now! Explain that to the children that are their with their parents watching it be killed just because it's unable to perform it's main purpose....to make it's owners money.

M-fan....no...I don't know my breed of dogs that well...so I couldn't tell you.

Y3Y3...I'm here because of you! If there are going to be people like you that will love to see "certain people" in their places...there will be people like me to counter your conservative views. You can't have night without day!

Me personally though...I'm glad to see the popularity of horse racing and rodeos decline. You can say that horses are born to race....but....putting them to extreme measures to make them run faster is not cute at all.

I was looking at a rodeo the other day and wondered to myself, "Does that baby calf look as if it's having fun being tackled and roped up?" "Does that bull look as if it's having fun having spurs dug into it's sides?" I don't think so.

The horse couldn't walk without extreme pain. THATS WHY the horse was euthanized on the track.

Unless the dog is in pain, it shouldn't be put down either.

BigSmooov (BS) you need to get a grip. Nobody cares about who's in what place. Ditch that uncle tom mentality.

Lets see,whats the difference in humanely putting a horse out of misery and severe pain; and watching dogs tear each other to pieces in a new ghetto as_ thug tradition that is pervasive in the country? How anyone can equate one with the other is inane or a lame attempt at saying Vick didn't deserve what he got! He did deserve it if only for his own stupidity! Hey I'm a millionaire football icon at the peak of my game but I don't want to seem like I'm not like the boys in da hood so lets go to one of my homes and tear some dogs apart oh yeah!Like I said he deserves it for being an idiot. He hasn't been sentenced in Va. yet so he will probably be getting some more time on top of it! POOR Micheal THE IDIOT!Hey Smoov was he one of your fantasy football picks?

Spelling erors guys! Come on, I'm going to hold a remedial class on Sat.

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