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Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : As cruel as...

As cruel as bullfighting is, it is at least more sporting than the slaughterhouses. And the "Running of the Bulls", while still inhumane, is even more sporting.

That's why I always root for the bulls, and always cheer when a bullfigher (or some stupid tourist) gets nailed.

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : I saw a program on...

I saw a program on bullfighting about 25 years ago that was narrated by Ed Asner. It changed my opinion on bullfighting forever. One thing I learned is that the reason the matador's cape is red is so the blood doesn't show.

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : I also root for the...

I also root for the bulls. I only wish they would stop and leave these poor animals alone.

Anyone involved in this should be gored ! yes, to death in my opinion.

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : How anti-cultural

How anti-cultural

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : Anyone involved in...

Anyone involved in this should be gored !

I thought being "gored" meant being subjected to one too many lectures from Al Gore on global warming.

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : There are so many more...

There are so many more animal cruelty causes you could root for. Read the back of your shampoo and conditioner bottles. Or how about your lotion. Maybe your cologne. They usually say, finished product not tested on animals. That doesn't mean that along the way, while they were still perfecting their product that some innocent rabbit, or dog, or rat wasn't harmed by a product that was too harsh. I'm not a fan of bullfighting, but P.E.T.A. can tell you, bullfighting is not as big a deal as American product testing. Rant on and work for a cause, just remember that some of the things you may use everyday cause just as much damage.

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : http://www.isd.net/bhi...

http://www.isd.net/bhill/bullfight.htm

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : I'm going to have...

I'm going to have to agree with mattloch on this one. (I know, it's rare)

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : Speaking of animal...

Speaking of animal cruelty and PETA,

http://www.fbresearch.org/deathvan/timeline.htm

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : Do not use products...

Do not use products tested on animals! Here is a list...

Every year, tens of millions of animals are dissected, infected, injected, gassed, mutilated, tortured, burned and blinded in hidden laboratories on college campuses and research facilities throughout the U.S.

Still many more animals are used to test the safety of cosmetics, household cleansers and other consumer products.

The Following Companies make products that are Tested On Animals ( Cats, Dogs, Kittens, Puppies, Rabbits, Primates, and other animals ) Check the back of everything you buy if it's made by the following companies dont buy them and if you have them at your home throw them away.

DON'T SUPPORT COMPANIES THAT TEST ON OUR ANIMAL BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

Print this List, Post it on your Blog and send it to Friends & Family

Amway Corp.

Baush & Lomb. " eye drops " ect.

BIC Corp.

Bristol Meyers Squibb.

Church and Dwight Co. ( Aim, Arm & Hammer, Arrid, Brillo, Cameo Cleaners, First Response, Nair, Nice n' Fluffy, Parsons Pear Drops, Rain Drops, Snow Bowl, Trojan Condoms, Xtra Laundry Detergent. )

Clorox: ( Armor all, Brita, Combat, Formula 409, Fresh step, Glad, Handi wipes, Johnny cat, Lestoil, Liquid Plumr, Pine Sol, SOS, Scoop Away, Soft Scrub, Stain out, Tilex, Wash n dry.)

Colgate Palmolive: ( Ajax, dermassage, dynamo, fab, hills pet nutrition, irish spring, mennen products, afta, baby magic, lady speed stick, protein 29, skin bracer, speed stick, murphy's oil soap, palmolive products, prescription diet, science diet, softsoap.)

Coty: ( Adidas, Davidoff, glow, healing garden, jovan, kenneth cole, lancaster, rimmel, stetson.)

Del Laboratories: ( com silk, lacross, naturistics, new york color, orajel, propa pH, sally hansen.)

Dial Corporation: (20 mule team, borateem, boraxo, breck, cosat dial, pure & natural, purex, renuzit, tone.)

Emo laszio.

Georgia -Pacific.: ( angel soft, brawny paper towels, dixie, green forest, mardi grass, quilte northern toilet paper, soft n gentle, sparkle.)

Gillette.: ( Atra, braun, daisy, duracell, oral b, right guard, sensor, trac II.)

Glaxo smith kline: funds & supports HLS. HLS kills 500 animals each day ( www.insidehls.com ) ( aquafresh, citrucel, MASSENGILL, NICODERM, NICORETTE, OXY, POLIDENT, POLIGRIP, SENSODYNE.)

Johnson & Johnson.: ( Acuvue, Aveeno, Balmex, Band-aid, carefree, clean & clear, k-y, monistat, o.b, tampoons, rainbath, reach products, stayfree, t-gel.)

Kiwi brands /sara lee.: ( behold, endust, sneaker shampoo, ty-d bowl.)

L'Oreal.: (cacharel, giorgio armani, matrix, Maybelline, Soft sheen, Vichy, Biolage.)

Mead products.

melalueca products.

Oxyfresh Worldwide.

Pfizer.: ( Bengay. desistin, ept early prgnancy test, efferdent, listerine, lubriderm lotion, plax, tucks, VISINE EYE DROPS.)

Plytex Products.: (baby magic, banana boat, bianca, mr bubble, ogilvie, wet ones, woolite carpet & laudry cleaners.)

Procter & Gamble : (alidays, always, aussie products, bold, bounce, bounty paper, camay soap, cascade dishwasher products, charming toilet paper, cheer laundry products, clairol hair products and more, cover girl products, crest toothpaste, dawn, downy, era products, eukanuba pet food, febreeze fabric spray, fixodent, gain detergent and products, giorgio, gleem, head & shoulders, herbal essense, Iams pet food kills cats and dogs testing their products go to www. iamcruelty.com , infusium23, ivory soap products, joy dishsoap and products,
lasting color, loving care, luvs diapers, max factor, miss clairol, mr. clean products, nice n' easy, , noxell, noxema, oil of olay, old spice, papmpers, pantene, pert plus, physique, puffs, PUR, safeguard, scope, secret, solo, spic n span, sure, swiffer, tampax, Vidal sassoon, vitalist, zest.)

Reckitt- Benckiser.: ( Air wick, Boyle midway, calgoon, easy off, electrasol, jet- dry, lime -a-way, lysol, mop n glo, o'cedar, old elglish, oxyclean, resolve, spray'n wash, veet, woolite fine fabric wash.)

Sc Johnson & sons.: ( drano, edge, fantastik, glade, grab it, off buf spray, oust, pledge, raid, saran wrap, scrubbing bubbles, shout, skinmate, vanish, windex, ziplock products.)

Schering-plough.: ( Bainde soleil, coppertone, dr, scholf's, lotrim, solarcaine, tinactin,.)

Schwarzkopf & dep.: ( Afree, dep, fa body washes, la looks, lavoris, lilt, porcleana, topol toothpaste,.)

Solar Cosmetics Labs.

3M.: . ( o-cel-o, post it notes, scotch & scotch brite products, cotch guard products, thinsulate.)

Unilever.: ( All detergent, Axe, Brut Products, Calvin Clein Products, Caress, Chloe, Degree, Dove products, Final touch, Finesse, Largerfield fragances, lever 2000, lifebuoy, lux, nautica fragances, ponds, q-tips, saloon selectives, snuggle, suave, sunlight, thermasilk, Vaseline, Wisk.)

Zotos International Inc. Allergan, Inc.

Arm & hammer.

Benkiser ( coty, Lancaster,jovan,)

Beiersdorf, Inc. (Nivea, Eucerin, Basis.)

Block Drug Co, Inc ( Polident, Sensodyne, Tegrin, Lava, Carpet Fresh.)

Boyle-Midway (Reckitt & Colman.)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. ( Clairol, Ban-roll, Keri, Final net.)

Calvin klein Cosmetics. ( a division of unilever <~ assholes.)

Carter-Wallace.( Arrid, Ladys Choice, Nair, Pearl drops.)

Chesebrough-Ponds. ( Faberge, Cutex, Vaseline,)

Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer.)

Clairol. Inc. ( Bristol Myers Squibb.)

Clorox.

Cover girl.

Dana Perfumes. ( Alyssa and Ashley)

Del Laboratories.(Flame Glow, Commerce Drug, Sally Hansen,)

Dial Corporation.( Purex, Renuzit.)

Dow Brands.

Drackett Products Co.

Ecolab.

Erno Laszlo.

Gillete Company.

Givaudan- Roure.

Helene Curtis Companies.

Jhirmack.( Playtex.)

Johnson & Johnson.

Kimberly & Clark corp.

Lamaur.

Lancome.

L & F Products.

Lever Brothers.( Unilever)

Loreal.

Maybelline.

Max Factor. ( Procter & Gamble.)

Mead.

Melaleuca Inc.

Mennen Co. ( Colgate & Palmolive.)

Murphy- Phoenix Co. ( Colgate and Palmolive.)

Neoteric Cosmetics.

Neutrogena Corp.

Neutron Industries, Inc

Nivea (Beiersdorf)

Noxell. ( Procter & Gamble)

Olay Co. / Oil of Olay (Procter & Gamble)

Pantene.

Parfums International.( white shoulders.)

Perrigo.

Playtex Products, Inc. ( Banana Boat, Woolite, Jhirmack.)

Ralph Lauren Fragrances.

Reckitt & Colman.

Richardson-Vicks <~ Vicks Products.

Sally Hansen ( Del Laboratories.)

Sanofi - Yves Saint Laurent.

Schering-Plough (Coppertone.)

Schick. ( Warner-Lambert.)

Shiseid Cosmetics.

S.C Johnson Wax.( Pledge, Drano, Windex, Glade products.)

SmithKline Beecham.

Soft Soap Enterprises.

Sun Star.

3M Products.

Vidal Sassoon.

Warner-Lambert (Lubriderm, Listerine, Schick.)

Westwood Pharmaceuticals

www.IamsCruelty.com

*Pet Food Brands To Boycott*

* IAMS / Eukanuba

owned by Procter & Gamble

* Hills Science Diet

owned by Colgate Palmolive

* Alpo, Bonio, Felix, Go Cat, Gourmet, Omega Complete, Proplan, Spillers, Vital Balance, Winalot, Meow Mix.

owned by Nestl Purina/Friskies

* Bounce, Cesar, Chappie, Frolic, James Wellbeloved, Katkins, Kitekat, Pal, Pedigree Chum, Royal Canin, Sheba, Techni-cal (US & Canada), Whiskas.Thomas rabbit food and Trill bird food

owned by Pedigree, Masterfoods (Mars Inc).

Jul 9, 2007 at 01:07 PM : Robb, the American...

Robb, the American take on it is slightly different:

I also see it as a cultural phenomenon, and have read many philosophical defenses of it.

I don't see it as any worse than what we do to cows (and bulls) here in America. While I appreciate the occasional steak, I'm sure I'd appreciate it much more if I had to go out and kill (and carve) it. Even more so if the only weapon I had was a sword.

Jul 9, 2007 at 02:07 PM : "For there is...

"For there is truly nothing more beautiful in this world...than the sight of a lone man...facing singlehandedly a half a ton of angry pot roast." --Tom Lehrer, "Guadalajara."

Jul 9, 2007 at 02:07 PM : *Pet Food Brands To...

*Pet Food Brands To Boycott*

Certainly don't want my pet's food tested on animals. Chewy and Bogey only receive dog food that doesn't kill a redwood tree...

Jul 9, 2007 at 03:07 PM : I like steak, I...

I like steak, I wouldn't like steak so much if I had to slaughter it myself, especially with a sword!?. I like fresh chicken eggs. I like to eat chickens, but I don't want to pluck them. I love going fishing and catching what I eat, I don't even mind cleaning them. Pretty much anything goes. I'm not a gross person who wants to eat raw dogs or anything, I am just accustomed to this way of life. And if all of the edible animals were to disappear, I wouldn't be terribly sad, but as long as they're here, fire up the grill:) I'm sorry if that's offensive. And bullfighting just seems to be a battle of the fittest between man and bull. Although that's just a personal opinion and I have no real research to show that to be true. If the guys isn't killed first why not let him kill the bull. Although I might feel better about it if they used the bull later for food or something. Does that happen?

Jul 9, 2007 at 05:07 PM : It is not a fair fight...

It is not a fair fight 'man against bull' it is a evil mean thing and the animal ALWAYS loses.

Jul 10, 2007 at 07:07 AM : Tina, ...

Tina,
   That's a heck of a list. I think I buy some of those products.
   Bottom line is testing on animals beats the alternative (testing on people) and has been instrumental in improving the health of people.
   As for bullfighting, that makes me wince and I wouldn't go see such an event.
   But killing animals for food is pretty much how many of the animals eat too.

Jul 10, 2007 at 07:07 AM : http://news.yahoo.com/...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070709/od_nm/pamplona_women1_dc That's just funny 'the cows want to run too'. tchudilowsky, the animal doesn't always lose. If the crowd doesn't feel like the matador did a good job then they boo him and he isn't allowed to kill the bull. Although I'm guessing that isn't going to make you feel any better about the situation. Sorry.

Jul 10, 2007 at 11:07 AM : Steve, I would prefer...

Steve, I would prefer they tested on inmates and/or gang members but, hey, lets not go there at this time :0) ha ha

Jul 10, 2007 at 12:07 PM : I would prefer that...

I would prefer that they be tested on corporate executives and lawyers. As in the old joke, there's less of a chance for the researchers to get personally fond of the test subjects.

Jul 10, 2007 at 12:07 PM : inmates and gang...

inmates and gang members? wow, such hatred for your own species, yet such care for another.

Jul 10, 2007 at 12:07 PM : Oh give me a break!...

Oh give me a break! Are you defending disgusting gang members and criminals? If so conversations over.

There's NO excuse for that.

Jul 10, 2007 at 01:07 PM : Why would I defend...

Why would I defend disgusting gang members and criminals? After all, they're disgusting and they're criminals! Seriously, I understand and even respect a lifestyle free of animal cruelty and not eating animals. But I respect even more the human race. I absolutely disagree with any idea of human scientific experimentation. Unless of course it is a consenting adult that fully understands the possible affects of said experimentation.

Jul 10, 2007 at 01:07 PM : And if there is no...

And if there is no excuse for the defense of disgusting gang members and criminals, I'd like you to sit down with "disgusting gang members and criminals" that have been wrongly accused and convicted and tell them they didn't deserve a defense because someone got their "facts" wrong.

Jul 10, 2007 at 01:07 PM : Someone is a little...

Someone is a little *testy* today. I'm a bit surprised that anyone would think it's a good idea to do forced clinical trials and other types of inhumane testing on someone that is paying their debt to society. I guess if you are only picturing the worst most menacing gangbanger you can imagine, it is easier to justify. I wouldn't be surprised if you were all gung ho about torture as well.

Jul 10, 2007 at 02:07 PM : sigh

~~sigh~~

Jul 15, 2007 at 05:07 PM : The bulls aren't...

The bulls aren't exactly "defenseless" during the running, you know......