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Forum: Spain
Dec 18th 2009, 4:20 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

They werent that far away, I think the final solution is the only thing that seperated them.

And that Franco thought Spain was big enough for Spaniards to live in rather than having to invade the...
Forum: Spain
Dec 18th 2009, 1:04 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

Would you have liked Germany to have kept their statues of Hitler and other Nazis?
Forum: Spain
Dec 18th 2009, 12:12 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

Sounds fair enough to me

Animals love working anyway, better than sitting on the sofa getting fat
Forum: Spain
Dec 18th 2009, 7:12 am
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

I'm also against cruelty to people... and that's the big problem

We let millions of people each year starve, have lack of water, have dirty water, die from diseases that are easily preventables...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 3:30 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

Absolutely, industrialised farming in the UK started after the second world war, as the government wanted to increase yields in order to feed the population without relying on imports.

And as the...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 3:27 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

Yes. I think the way we have fallen out of touch with the ways of the country and farming is actually dangerous and has led to a drop in the quality of life for both humans and animals.

When...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 3:16 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

:thumbup:

Absolutely. The bulls have such a better life than the vast majority of meet and dairy animals have

Another reason why I like to eat good quality jamon de bellota. They are completely...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 2:58 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

Well, it isnt called a bull fight in Spanish. It is the "corrida de toros" which is kind of like a "bull run". This is because during fiesta time there is the running of the bulls through the village...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 2:32 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

yawn...

We're a bunch of sadohs having arguments about absolutely nothing at all. What sad lives we lead cos we obviously cant find anything better to do.

My excuse is it gives me a brief...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 2:14 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

I think it was the way you phrased your question i.e.

"What is your take on the Spanish and their barbaric ways with animals?"

This assumes Spanish people are barbaric and wrong. If you would...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 2:11 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

All eyes are biased, we are not robots!

But I didnt say what you imply. It was just something I noticed, that the dogs looked happy and friendly.

The children too were all over Barcelona...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 2:01 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

I actually agree with Relampago here

For some reason British people and the British media have no problem making sweeping statements about Spanairds

e.g. look at the articles on Spain and...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 1:49 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

The point is, they are not hypocritcal about it

They dont pretend they only have animal's best interests at heart while stuffing a £2.99 chicken from tesco's into their gob
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 1:14 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

Excellent, an EU law I believe. And who says they are good for nothing? :)

Although some extra reading just says the cages are getting a bit bigger and more comfortable. Still not much of a life...
Forum: Spain
Dec 17th 2009, 1:08 pm
Replies: 194
Views: 8,062
Posted By cricketman

Re: Animal barbarism in Spain

Well, not all Spanish people like bullfighting, but I defend their right to do it. At least they do their animal cruelty in full view of the public.

Much better than the incredibly cruel farming...
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