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Author Topic: "The unspeakable" are still in pursuit  (Read 1824 times)
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« on: 07-Oct-10, 04:29:52 AM »

Oscar Wilde described foxhunting as "The unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable". The same could describe the medieval practice of bear-baiting (or "baying") as it is carried out - not in the forests of Eastern Europe - but in South Carolina. We don't have to go far to find cruelty.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/us/07bears.html?ref=todayspaper
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« Reply #1 on: 07-Oct-10, 06:52:11 AM »

It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks but we got to try! Sad
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