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Doremus

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23. OMFG. I am continually shocked at the extreme perversion of some human beings.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 08:11 PM
Apr 2013

The thought of this atrocity makes me physically ill.

The poor, poor bears.

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In Idaho too. It's a very cruel sport. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #1
No, it's not. It's legal to put out bait for hunting black bears in Idaho cali Apr 2013 #2
How little you know. They send packs of vicious dogs out to tree them and when Cleita Apr 2013 #6
I just read the regs from Idaho. How little YOU know. that's for sure. cali Apr 2013 #9
Bull shit I was there. If they changed stuff in the last ten years then kudos to them Cleita Apr 2013 #14
oh for fuck's sake. grab a clue. we're talking about two entirely different issues here cali Apr 2013 #15
Oh so the bear isn't any less tormented for amusement because it isn't as extreme? Cleita Apr 2013 #16
what part of pulls out the teeth and claws and then sets packs of dogs cali Apr 2013 #17
Cruelty is cruelty no matter the degree. Cleita Apr 2013 #19
of course it is. and yes what they allow in South Carolina is worse by many degrees cali Apr 2013 #20
Glad it isn't up to you.. pipoman Apr 2013 #33
I don't know. Hunting is orders of magnitude less cruel than factory farming. Recursion Apr 2013 #57
Uh...what do you suppose bear hunters pipoman Apr 2013 #32
Truly shocking. LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #3
thanks, LB! cali Apr 2013 #4
WHAT THE FUCK!!! Damn humans can be wretched creatures. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #5
shocked the hell out of me to read the Humane Society report cali Apr 2013 #8
The people who do this and watch it are all psychopaths who belong in jail, IMO. So sue me. freshwest Apr 2013 #39
cowards gotta do what they gotta do Skittles Apr 2013 #7
Totally disgusting, Those are my only words for this awful practice of cruelty. n/t RebelOne Apr 2013 #10
wow that's disgusting treestar Apr 2013 #11
How is this legal??? cali Apr 2013 #13
I couldn't sign the petition because I don't have a facebook account. LeftofObama Apr 2013 #12
signed. amerikat Apr 2013 #18
So SC is like 1600's London but without the good theater? Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #21
Disgraceful SummerSnow Apr 2013 #22
OMFG. I am continually shocked at the extreme perversion of some human beings. Doremus Apr 2013 #23
Ditto Doremus Marie Marie Apr 2013 #47
This is even illegal in Pakistan........ rdharma Apr 2013 #24
Actually it continued as a noble entertainment... Deep13 Apr 2013 #28
Britain abolished bear baiting a few years after they abolished slavery. nt rdharma Apr 2013 #30
18th century? nt Deep13 Apr 2013 #48
1835 nt rdharma Apr 2013 #52
Wow, forget early modern, not until actual modern times. nt Deep13 Apr 2013 #54
Shared. How heartbreaking! Triana Apr 2013 #25
Ba'r baiting, cock and dog fightin' and good old fashion racism. jpak Apr 2013 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author GiveMeFreedom Apr 2013 #31
My first post to you was self deleted because GiveMeFreedom Apr 2013 #34
At least in a cock fight each rooster has a 50/50 chance. Deep13 Apr 2013 #27
Fucking awful!! one_voice Apr 2013 #29
Not true. Dolphins practice a lot of the same perversions as man. TheMadMonk Apr 2013 #38
Now that you mention it... one_voice Apr 2013 #41
Sadly, no: dolphins, chimps, most great cats Recursion Apr 2013 #55
Apparently under the loophole of "training of animals" this is indeed legal. wtmusic Apr 2013 #35
Training? Who/what is being trained? Beaverhausen Apr 2013 #46
The dogs Recursion Apr 2013 #56
I can't even read the entire story... Swede Atlanta Apr 2013 #36
asshole's mtasselin Apr 2013 #37
Signed Omaha Steve Apr 2013 #40
Better yet, honor South Carolina's declaration of secession. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #42
This needs to go viral. I remember seeing William Hogarth's horrific engravings in school: freshwest Apr 2013 #43
signed petition nt steve2470 Apr 2013 #44
disgusting mitchtv Apr 2013 #45
K & R for visibility. freshwest Apr 2013 #49
Horrific. defacto7 Apr 2013 #50
Torture Newest Reality Apr 2013 #51
oh for fuck's sake. sophomoric palaver. cali Apr 2013 #58
I like the way you brought compassion to that smackdown. nt wtmusic Apr 2013 #59
well, I didn't like the way the poster displayed no compassion. cali Apr 2013 #60
No compassion and a Buddha avatar? FSogol Apr 2013 #61
pigs and cattle, chickrns, etc... veganlush Apr 2013 #53
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