Comments on: Professional athletes, role models and dogs http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/02/08/professional-athletes-role-models-and-dogs/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pet Connection Blog » Pro athletes and dog-fighting: Setting the wrong example http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/02/08/professional-athletes-role-models-and-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-52907 Pet Connection Blog » Pro athletes and dog-fighting: Setting the wrong example Sat, 05 May 2007 17:33:09 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/02/08/professional-athletes-role-models-and-dogs/#comment-52907 [...] Here’s the rest. I’ve written about this issue before here and here, by the way. Having professional athletes embrace dog-fighting makes young men want to emulate them.  And that just perpetuates a cycle of cruelty. Filed under: animals: pets, news — Gina Spadafori @ 10:33 am [...] […] Here’s the rest. I’ve written about this issue before here and here, by the way. Having professional athletes embrace dog-fighting makes young men want to emulate them.  And that just perpetuates a cycle of cruelty. Filed under: animals: pets, news — Gina Spadafori @ 10:33 am […]

]]> By: Diana Guerrero http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/02/08/professional-athletes-role-models-and-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3669 Diana Guerrero Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:05:39 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/02/08/professional-athletes-role-models-and-dogs/#comment-3669 One of the things I have lamented over many times is the lack of good role models. The animal world "experts" seems to also be celebrity driven also. Today, when there are people earning a living saving people or their homes, working hard to make a difference in the lives of others, or volunteering their efforts for the betterment of all the media still focuses on the bad behavior of celebrities and the exploits of professional athletes...makes me cringe...never mind the inflated salaries... Thanks for your passionate commentary on this issue. Suspension would be good, but perhaps the problem is testosterone poisoning and altering (to curb the human problem) might be better...do you think it would make people think twice? One of the things I have lamented over many times is the lack of good role models. The animal world “experts” seems to also be celebrity driven also.

Today, when there are people earning a living saving people or their homes, working hard to make a difference in the lives of others, or volunteering their efforts for the betterment of all the media still focuses on the bad behavior of celebrities and the exploits of professional athletes…makes me cringe…never mind the inflated salaries…

Thanks for your passionate commentary on this issue. Suspension would be good, but perhaps the problem is testosterone poisoning and altering (to curb the human problem) might be better…do you think it would make people think twice?

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