Dom celebrates "Be Kind to Animals Week" here at Dudebro
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 1:04PM This should not come as any surprise to you that because the majority of humans are such major disappointments to me, that I often donate my time to helping animals in need in whatever ways I can. They're far more appreciative of your time and unfortunately can't protect or speak up for themselves and need intelligent humans to do it for them. I have no problem with this. This is an article that I wrote for a local shelter, but unfortunately because they were scared of copyright infringement from the bullfighting image (we don't care about that here at dudebro) and the length of the article itself, it was unfortunately chopped to hell and lost 60% of it's message. Here it is, unedited, in it's true form to be indexed by google. Do not ever tell me that I don't leave you with anything positive here.
"Be Kind to Animals Week"
One of my favorite weeks of the year is the infamous "Be Kind to Animals Week" that we get to observe for our dear pets, both living or otherwise, as well as for all the other creatures of the world. It has taken many millenniums for humans in general to finally acknowledge a greater respect for the rest of life on this planet, and although we've come far in our treatments of them, we still have a long way to go. One of the main issues is that we as a people fail to realize that there are other sentient creatures on this planet that are capable of also feeling pain, fear, hurt, joy, happiness, terror, etc. These feelings have been scientifically proven to exist within the realm of the animal kingdom and extend beyond human beings. This being the case I was really happy to read many of the stories from last year as well as this year about people finally waking up and realizing this very simple yet often times overlooked ideology. I'd like to talk about some of these amazing things that have happened within our world lately that are certainly cause to celebrate. The magnitude of these events are amazing for the simple fact that one in particular has been going on for centuries, and for the people to finally realize that other creatures were the victims, and they no longer wish to be a part of events such as these is extremely profound.
76% of Spaniards have stated that they have absolutely no use for bullfighting. This is a barbaric event that has been taking place in Spain, Columbia, and parts of Mexico for centuries. What was often heard was that it was an age old tradition that shouldn't be banned because it was symbolic of that countries people, even though the same people stating this understood the level of cruelty involved. However as the years trudged on, those very same people slowly started to transition from this philosophy and have now said that they don't wish to be known as a citizen of a country that partakes in such brutal atrocities any longer, as it makes them look far less civilized as a unified people. As it currently stands now, bullfighting still takes place within certain regions of Spain, but hasn't been banned in Columbia or Mexico, although it has become under more and more scrutiny and even though it may never die out completely I think we as human beings are finally on the right track of eventually making that happen. These days, most attendees of bullfights in Spain are more often than not, tourists. People who have never experienced the event are the ones typically paying money to see it and walking out half way through. My advice to you, save your money. There's plenty of other culture to see in these cities that don't involve things of this nature.
This is what happens when douchebags become self-aware.
The above picture has gone viral on the internet, and although people have seen it depicting matador Torrero Alvaro Munera, this wasn't necessarily a defining moment (contrary to what I'm sure most of you may have read). For most bullfighters they have killed hundreds of bulls before they finally come full circle and realize that it was cruel and pointless. This happened, not in this particular fight, but after another bull shortly thereafter caught this individual in the foot, throwing him across the ring and fracturing his fifth cervical vertebrae, rendering him a paraplegic. It wasn't until he was being treated in Miami, Florida shortly thereafter that he saw the error of his ways. Be that as it may, the picture itself has done wonders for animal rights and forward thinkers who were able to take the good from what it represented, and this is another win for humanity. It spoke volumes about how much the human soul can take until it finally gives way and that is what people needed to see.
In other news we have had the pointless vindication of breed specific legislation in this country. Random cities throughout the U.S. have sought banning certain breeds within city limits for no other real reason but fear. People since the dawn of our inception have always allowed fear of what they fail to comprehend deter them into destroying that which they fear instead of taking it as an opportunity for learning and curiosity. This of course is disheartening news, but on the flip side of this coin is the fact that animal abuse legislation has also made leaps and bounds especially here in Nevada as well as the rest of the country. People prior who had been arrested for things such as sponsoring, supporting, torturing, beating, and training dogs in dog fighting rings were only slapped on the wrist with misdemeanors and often no jail time at all. Now they are at least subject to a class D felony which carries anywhere from 10 months to 3 or so years prison time and of course a very nasty criminal record upon their exit from a correctional facility. If nothing else, this will severely inhibit them ever working with the animal population again (unless of course you happen to be Michael Vick and can throw a football, in which case you're awarded millions). So in the wake of some really bad choices made by law makers, this is at least another step in the right direction. To date there are only four states that don't hand out felonies for animal abuse and those are Idaho, Mississippi, and the Dakotas. However 46 out of 50 states finally taking these abuses seriously is pretty great news for animal lovers.
Many of the greatest minds the world has ever known have all shared their sage advice with the rest of us in regards to this topic. Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, Jimmy Stewart, the Dalai Lama, Mother Theresa, Pythagoras, and many others just to name a few have been kind enough to enlighten us. They're all outstanding and I wish I could quote them all but this article would border on novel status if I did so I'm going to give you the footnotes instead. If I were to sum up the majority of what these great people have stated, it would be that the creatures of this Earth are in our care. It is our job to protect them, care for them, and treat them as we would another human being. If the beasts of this planet no longer existed, man would be missing a tremendous spiritual void and for us to move forward as an entire species, we need to learn to respect all forms of life. Every animal of this world is innocent. They do no harm to us unless we are careless or callous with our interactions with them. They have the absolute right to live amongst us in peace and tranquility and we must set the example for our children so that they too will understand how paramount this is to a rich future. Gandhi was once quoted as saying that you can tell a lot by a country and its people by how they treat their animals. I know that once this actually takes place, we as an entire people of this world will go on to do the most astonishing things we've ever dreamed imaginable. A civilized society will finally start taking hold all over the planet.
As always I will leave you with a great quote, this time from Dr King that really sums this article up nicely:



This girl is the LAST person you should choose as a role model. Seriously.Adam Carolla said that the most evil people on planet Earth are hot white chicks in their twenties with an undeserved sense of entitlement. I'd like to expand upon that and say hot chicks in their twenties and just involve the whole gamut of offenders here. I've never had a problem hooking up with any of you for the most part, but it's always short-lived and do you know why? Because none of you bring anything to the table except your looks. You have failed to develop a personality and for many, you have failed miserably at even being likable. You really have become just the worst kind of people. You make absolutely NO contributions to society, yet you want everything handed to you on a silver platter but do nothing to actually attain all that which you desire except going to the gym. This may be due to your upbringing or maybe you're just lazy. After whomever your benefactor is gets tired of you, you're stuck there wondering what went wrong. What went wrong is that you maneuvered yourself into a consortium of nothing more than to be used for sex and then to be put back onto the shelf of dating and mediocrity. Are you starting to see the folly of your ways yet? You see, hot girls will never have trouble finding a man to date or getting free dinners somewhere nice. Some schlub out there will always be willing to bankroll your activities is long as he eventually gets to dwell in your love nest at some point, but eventually he'll grow tired of your bullshit whining and complaining about pointless, trivial horseshit and send you on your merry way. When you are constantly offering up a shit sandwich, please don't become upset because we decide to go elsewhere to eat. You have absolutely no integrity as people and your moral compass is so completely fucked I'm amazed some of you can find your car in the parking lot.
Holly here tried to capture Hef's empire through urging him to give her a child. He said no and now she does burlesque shows in Vegas for survival. Also, who would want to bang her knowing that Hef's wrinkly old genitals were inside there? Yuck.