tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853805336568551814.post6965256863509162780..comments2024-03-16T16:21:55.763-05:00Comments on The Circus "NO SPIN ZONE": Turning Fiction Into Fact--The " Modus Operandi" Of The Animal Right's MovementCasey McCoy Cainanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14611037918797096687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853805336568551814.post-1422428011448100232012-09-06T23:25:14.759-05:002012-09-06T23:25:14.759-05:00my greetingsand to thank you for all the bull info...my greetingsand to thank you for all the bull info and wonerfulpic i hope you got to to a corrida, clean raulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853805336568551814.post-18571078598112867722012-09-03T07:29:36.162-05:002012-09-03T07:29:36.162-05:00Fiskharrison,
My remarks were sincere as you h...Fiskharrison,<br /> My remarks were sincere as you have authored an remarkably impartial book. Rare in this day of "I hate it/I love it" animal rights. You either get venom or you get kool-aid. The book was recommend to me by a friend in South Africa, who also trains animals, and is as concerned for animal welfare as I am. As I am currently in Mexico, I had a tough time getting it. I wasn't disappointed when it arrived. I am thinking even Hemingway would be impressed.<br /> I have been an animal trainer for close to 37 years, and have a pretty good idea of suffering. How much suffering depends on the situation the animal is in, or "perceives it's self to be in." An animal trainers job is to eliminate that situation a quickly as possible, through calm positive reinforcement. I have seen animals hurt themselves attempting to flee from a "perceived danger", that was actually harmless, and do more physical damage to their body, then the "perceived danger" ever could. I've seen a horse break it's leg running into a wall in an attempt to get away from a flapping plastic bag. The other animal emotion that plays havoc is anger. A very aggressive, angry animal will go after another animal with unbelievable savagery, and give and take a great beating, yet whine like a baby if it runs into something in play. I think the fighting mentality bred into the bulls, combined with the situation at hand of defending it's self eliminate much of what humans "perceive" as suffering. I also know the most frightful situation an animal can be in, is to be chased, and that is what I see in a running of the bulls scenario.<br /> I have read about "Raton." You have done such a great job of explaining a corrida, possibly you could help me understand a society that reveres a bull that has killed many people, yet hates a man that has killed many bulls? <br /><br />Regards,<br />Wade BurckWade G. Burckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571436947092846458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853805336568551814.post-86630407939168798462012-08-31T08:09:26.651-05:002012-08-31T08:09:26.651-05:00Thanks for the nice remarks. However, the encierro...Thanks for the nice remarks. However, the encierros, or bull-runs, only ever have the bulls run once - from the corrals to the ring, where they are housed until the corrida, or bullfight, that night. However, there are village festivals where bulls are used again and again in the streets, and this is called a capea. In terms of the bulls suffering, I don't know, however, I do know the appearance of one eleven year old bull, Ratón, or Mouse, is a fortune. Why? He has killed three people already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com