Rodeo

Thank you for your response Con I was using the videos as supporting evidence that rodeos are entertaining. Rebuttal 1: Regarding the use of able bodied animals. My opponent brings up the point that calves are used in Rodeos. What she neglects to mention is that calves are very large and even in her videos calves are about as large as humans. So while she initially compared kicking babies and kittens to the rodeo, she concedes that tiny and weak animals aren't getting hurt in rodeos, large bulky and strong animals equivalent and greater in size than humans are used in rodeos. And even the dangerous, "Jerk down" maneuver is banned in many areas according to my opponents own videos. She is using one violent event in rodeo performed on strong and large animals, which is widely banned in rodeo events, as a justification to oppose ALL rodeos. My opponent goes on to claim that horses which are not mentally mature are used in rodeos. I wish to dispute this. First of all, it is a widely accepted fact that horses are fully grown at the ages of around 4-6 years old.[1] Second of all it is widely accepted that horses mentally mature anywhere between the ages of 2-6 years. [2] Now it is very hard to find a set age where horses mature due to the variations in opinions, breed, etc., but until my opponent provides evidence otherwise, you're going to have to go with my sources. Thirdly I have researched the rodeo horses that are being sold. NONE are less than 4 years old, far above the minimum.[3] Now unless my opponent proves which breeds of horses aren't mentally matured and proves that there are sites or ranches that sell mentally underage horses the claim that mentally underage horses are at risk of brain damage holds no water, especially since I have put forth the effort to find and post evidence and sources contrary. Rebuttal 2: Concerning the use of whips. Regardless of whether or not the animals are moving fast, whips do NOT cause severe bodily harm to animals. You used the argument that animals are being abused by whips and so far you have brought no evidence or sources whatsoever. On the other hand I have shown that whips have been used for thousands of years for the purpose of moving horses. Whipping a horse to move quickly is n more harmful than whipping a a horse to go fast. The horse is still being whipped and you can't adjust a large difference in force when you whip someone. It's still a piece of rope traveling hundreds of miles an hour at a specific location on your flesh. Pro Argument 1: Rodeos are entertaining Your baseless and offensive assertion holds no warrant whatsoever. Argument extended. Pro Argument 2: Rodeos are economically beneficial and successful My opponent concedes this position by acknowledging that Rodeos benefit the economy by increasing business and resulting in the hiring of more people who need jobs. Regarding selected quotations My opponents position here is quiet laughable and obviously spurred by ignorance of the events of the early 1900's as well as landmark scientific achievments Thomas Edison was the creator of direct current electricity and constructed his entire business off of his discovery. Nicola Tesla, one of most important men in human history, came up with alternating currents. Alternating current allowed for more energy to be carried over large distances than Edison’s Direct current inventions. It was more efficient, safer, and was going to rapidly replace Edison’s technology[4] Edison, in a vain, greedy, and pathetic attempt to mislead the public about Alternating current, he needlessly electrocuted several animals in flawed experiments that simply showed that enough amps could kill things, not that Alternating current was more dangerous that Direct current. Edison, your quoted animal rights man, killed animals for mere profit and to slander Nicola Tesla and Tesla’s inventions and discoveries. Edison did not save a single life, he stalled scientific progress. ConclusionIn conclusion my opponent has not proven or even supported the notion that mentally underage animals suffer brain damage in Rodeos while I have made a case, backed by sources, which shows other wise.My opponent has not show that there is any additional harm is inflicted against animals when they are whipped to go faster, therefore her argument here is baseless and holds no waterMy opponent concedes that rodeos are entertainingMy opponent concedes that rodeos are beneficial to the economyMy opponent quotes Thomas Edison as a credible supporter of animal rights when in fact Thomas Edison killed animals not to save human lives but to discredit Tesla's advancements in alternating current when in fact alternating current is safer, cheaper, more efficient, and more powerful than Edison's direct currentMy opponents case against Rodeo has been debunkedVote Pro Sources [1] http://answers.yahoo.com... (Various opinions from people who own horses) [2] http://wiki.answers.com... (Claims horses mentally mature anytime between 2-6 years of age) [3] http://www.prorodeohorses.com... (Site that sells rodeo horses sells no horses younger than when they mentally mature) [4] http://www.diffen.com... (Edison killed animals to stall scientific progress)