I know a lot of TV coverage and other media outlets like to cover stories on animal abuse. Anything that sells newspapers or have people tuning in will be considered news worthy to any news station or newspaper company. They do show some disturbing pictures sometime that come from animal abuse or cruelty to animals. It just got me to thinking about everyday situations and ways we might be abusing animals and not even know it. The animals that perform in theme parks or in dog shows appear to be happy, but are we asking too much from these animals?

I think the animals used in parades are a form of animal abuse and people should refrain from using them in some situations. Any animal that is pulling cargo through a parade should not be allowed. Someone just riding their horse in a parade doesn’t seem like abuse, but it can’t be too pleasant on the horses. Horses do wear horseshoes in parades, but this isn’t like a pair of Jildor Shoes. There is no soft cushion that is used to make horseshoes. It’s just a piece of hard metal or steel that gets nailed to the bottom of a horse’s foot or hoof. Is it fair that a horse has to wear this type of shoe; when its rider probably has a pair of marc by marc jacobs on their feet? Any parade route that would lead horses and other animals through dirt or on natural ground would be fine, but most parades go down Main Street and generally Main Street is paved.

I’m sure there are lots of other events and jobs we get animals to help with, that could be considered abuse. For one reason or another, we have just grown to accept these types of animal abuses and only pay attention to the extreme cases. There is a lot of events that we consider traditional and these traditions have used animals to celebrate or recognize various things over the years. As a modern society, we do need to take a closer look at some of these traditional celebrations and make sure we aren’t abusing the animals that participate in them. Please feel free to share your thoughts and tell me if you think animal abuse exists in parades.

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