Quote Originally Posted by j_h_smith View Post
Unless you have been raised in this culture, you can't understand "the purpose for bullfighting". You do realize the meat from the bull is butchered and sold, just like the meat you buy in your grocery store.

I don't understand why people from other cultures want to judge others and THEIR culture. Don't tell me that sitting in your house on Main St, Anywhere USA, you know anything about the culture and history of bullfighting.


Jim Smith

I don't. And I don't need to. What I do know is that it brings unnecessary suffering and that that is wrong. Cultural tradition is not an excuse for cruelty. That is something we recognized in this country when we made the long-standing cultural traditions of dogfighting and cockfighting criminal offenses.

Also, I do not buy meat from a grocery store. The only meat I consume comes from the animals that I raise and humanely slaughter myself. I am careful about the animal products that I buy as well, opting at least for a trusted local source when vegan options are not available.

We will never end cruelty, but that is no excuse for not trying. Abuse of any living thing- from a fighting bull to an elderly human being- is unacceptable and immoral. This is without exception.