Should Animal Bloodsports be Legal?

[Diopolis]

So when Michael Vick was caught dog fighting,the topic of dog fighting became very popular. Now my question is,what animal blood sports be legal? Now,the only one I think should be legal is Cockfighting (Fighting between to male chickens). The only reason I do support it s because it's all natural! When two male roosters see each other they will fight,forced or not. On the other hand dog fighting I disagree with. Dog fighting is not (from my knowledge, then again I'm fairly dumb) natural at all.

The only blood sports that should be legal, if you consider them blood sports, are hunting(not staged/canned or internet, just normal hunting), fishing, and bullfighting.

[Vareiln]

Hell fucking no.
Why on earth would you think animal cruelty would ever be a good idea?

[The Parkus Empire]

So when Michael Vick was caught dog fighting,the topic of dog fighting became very popular. Now my question is,what animal blood sports be legal? Now,the only one I think should be legal is Cockfighting (Fighting between to male chickens). The only reason I do support it s because it's all natural! When two male roosters see each other they will fight,forced or not. On the other hand dog fighting I disagree with. Dog fighting is not (from my knowledge, then again I'm fairly dumb) natural at all.

The only blood sports that should be legal, if you consider them blood sports, are hunting(not staged/canned or internet, just normal hunting), fishing, and bullfighting.

Non-lethal, humane bullfighting is okay. Bloodsport bullfighting is barbaric.

[The Parkus Empire]

Hell fucking no.
Why on earth would you think animal cruelty would ever be a good idea?

If you get a kick out of causing pain, yeah, it seems like a good idea.

[Meowfoundland]

Uh, no. They're overly violent, cruel to the animals involved and not even much entertainment. I mean, why would you choose to watch two dogs biting each other? It's just plain strange.

[Threlizdun]

Which means they should be coerced into ripping each other apart?

Rat baiting is done with a dog such as a terrier biting into rats.

Oh we'll that's a lot fucking better

[Diopolis]

The only blood sports that should be legal, if you consider them blood sports, are hunting(not staged/canned or internet, just normal hunting), fishing, and bullfighting.

Non-lethal, humane bullfighting is okay. Bloodsport bullfighting is barbaric.

I was talking of the highly ritualized, traditional variant.

[Wisconsin9]

Non-lethal, humane bullfighting is okay. Bloodsport bullfighting is barbaric.

I was talking of the highly ritualized, traditional variant.

So the barbaric bloodsport version.

[Vareiln]

Hell fucking no.
Why on earth would you think animal cruelty would ever be a good idea?

If you get a kick out of causing pain, yeah, it seems like a good idea.

I know S&M enthusiasts who find animal cruelty of this sort revolting, so perhaps there's something more insidious to this.

[The Serbian Empire]

Rat baiting is done with a dog such as a terrier biting into rats.

Oh we'll that's a lot fucking better

I'm still against it myself, but I had to describe how rat baiting worked. It was in a time before modern pest control when they did that.

[Meryuma]

The Black Plague was carried by fleas that lived on the rats. It's not spread directly by mammals like rabies.

Today rats are used to detect landmines and tuberculosis. They're basically the dogs of the rodent family.

Come back to me when you have facts and not cultural cliches.

Rats are vermin and we would be much better off without them. There is a reason why the word rat is synonymous with scum, worthlessness and treachery.

You came back to me with more cultural cliches. Predictable.

Rats help other rats. They're probably less treacherous than humans.

Oh we'll that's a lot fucking better

I'm still against it myself, but I had to describe how rat baiting worked. It was in a time before modern pest control when they did that.

If you're killing rats because they actually pose a serious threat to your life and those of others, that's one thing, but killing rats because lol they're yucky, or for one's own sick amusement, is a whole different story.

[Fartsniffage]

So when Michael Vick was caught dog fighting,the topic of dog fighting became very popular. Now my question is,what animal blood sports be legal? Now,the only one I think should be legal is Cockfighting (Fighting between to male chickens). The only reason I do support it s because it's all natural! When two male roosters see each other they will fight,forced or not. On the other hand dog fighting I disagree with. Dog fighting is not (from my knowledge, then again I'm fairly dumb) natural at all.

The only blood sports that should be legal, if you consider them blood sports, are hunting(not staged/canned or internet, just normal hunting), fishing, and bullfighting.

Why bullfighting?

[Geilinor]

Only if the animal gives written consent.

This.^ That means they should be illegal. Animals can't give consent to fight each other to the death. Like how children can't give legal consent.

[Phocidaea]

Not for "higher animals".

If you want to set up duels between, say, insects, which might be semi-sentient at best, be my guest.

[Geilinor]

Not for "higher animals".

If you want to set up duels between, say, insects, which might be semi-sentient at best, be my guest.

Insects would probably be the limit. Other animals are most definitely sentient. Of course chickens and dogs are conscious and can feel pain. Get one of those animals as pets and it will be pretty obvious.

[Vareiln]

Not for "higher animals".

If you want to set up duels between, say, insects, which might be semi-sentient at best, be my guest.

Even so, why the fuck would you set up two(or more) animals to fight to the death for your entertainment?
And I don't think you're in a position to discuss the sentience of animals, nor should sentience ever be a qualifier for cruelty.

[New Frenco Empire]

Animal bloodsports? No.

However, human bloodsports...

[Des-Bal]

Bullfighting's really the only one I can get behind.

[Fartsniffage]

Bullfighting's really the only one I can get behind.

Why?

[Olthar]

Not for "higher animals".

If you want to set up duels between, say, insects, which might be semi-sentient at best, be my guest.

Pokémon was at least partially inspired by beetle fighting.

[German-Spanish Empire]

Bullfighting's really the only one I can get behind.

Why?

Dude (ette) that's even worse!

[Vareiln]

Not for "higher animals".

If you want to set up duels between, say, insects, which might be semi-sentient at best, be my guest.

Pokémon was at least partially inspired by beetle fighting.

Insect/arachnid fighting is somewhat popular in Japan, I hear.

[Geilinor]

Animal bloodsports? No.

However, human bloodsports...

[Des-Bal]

Why?

Because it's a person killing an animal rather than two animals killing each other.

[Olthar]

Why?

Because it's a person killing an animal rather than two animals killing each other.

I don't see how that makes it better.