I think we're all in agreement on a few things:

1. Dog Fighting is bad.
2. Cock Fighting is bad.
3. Bull Fighting is bad.

All of those are inhuman and puts the animals involved in horrible postions, often times life threatening. But, in their cultures, they are embraced and loved. PETA has a field day with Michael Vick, Pedro Martinez, and any and all of those celebrities that even SNIFF like they've been around these activities. Yet, I never hear anything on days like today. Days when the Kentucky Derby is run.

Today marked the 134th running of the premier horse race, with Big Brown taking the roses. The runner up, a filly by the tag of Eight Belles, put up a great race. That was until she fell flat after rounding the first turn after the line.

During the course of the race, she had broken both ankles on her front legs. She was euthanized on the track.

Yet, the celebration continues. The talk of if Big Brown can win the Triple Crown. No outrage. No protests. No arrests.

As far as I'm concerned, this is no different then of the "sports" that I listed above. Horse racing is bad. Horse racing is cruel. Yet, horse racing is okay.

It's just another fierce double standard that makes me ashamed to be white at times. Yes, I went there.

Public perception as basically assigned these sports to skin colors.

1. Black people like dog fighting
2. Latin people like cock/bull fighting
3. White people like horse/dog racing

It's insane. It's wrong. It's hypocritical. It's racist. But, it's the way things seem to be painted.

(Just so you know, I fully understand that all people are guilty when it comes to these "sports". I'm just pointing it out.)

All those tied to dog fighting are revieled and vilified. Same with cock fighting. Yet, those associated with horse racing are revered and painted as the cream of the crop.

All of them train these animals to take to pieces of their nature (aggresion in all cases) and push them to a point where they are almost to the brink.

Fighting is bad. Racing is fine. 

Dogs and roosters dying is crual and prison worthy. Horses dying is sad and sympathetic.

Dogs have been bred to be killing machines. Horses have been bred to bring their talents to the point where they are able to shine.

Dogs fighting is bad. Horse racing is good.

This is what I truly beleive:

1. Dog fighting is bad
2. Cock fighting is bad
3. Bull fighting is bad
4. Dog racing is bad
5. Horse racing is bad

I'm not a member of PETA. In fact, a lot of times, I want to punch them in the face for taking some things to far. I am an animal lover. I believe that making animals do anything, ANYTHING, for the enjoyment of the masses or to make major monitary gain is horrible.

I, unlike most of America seemingly, am consistant.