Can she kick with both feet??
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Ralphie V - Retired - Thanks, Blackout!
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Arkansas mascot Tusk sends ‘retirement gift’ to CU mascot Ralphie
Some mascot love late in the college football regular season.www.saturdaydownsouth.com
We need to do a home and home with Arkansas.
I just want to know when she’s on campus.
Not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but NPR picked up Ralphie’s retirement. Apparently she runs too fast.
www.npr.org
University Of Colorado's Live Buffalo Mascot To Retire Because She Runs Too Fast
Because of her speed and temperament, Ralphie V, the 1,200-pound buffalo who leads the football team onto the field, has created safety concerns for her and her handlers, university officials say.
www.npr.org
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buffs
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**** PETA. The NY Times article was similar.Not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but NPR picked up Ralphie’s retirement. Apparently she runs too fast.
University Of Colorado's Live Buffalo Mascot To Retire Because She Runs Too Fast
Because of her speed and temperament, Ralphie V, the 1,200-pound buffalo who leads the football team onto the field, has created safety concerns for her and her handlers, university officials say.
Humans should do their level best to treat animals respectfully as either food, labor, or pets. PETA goes over the top unfortunately.
PETA can suck my asshole
I understand that a new Ralphie needs training.
I'm not understanding why that training didn't start early enough to have uninterrupted Ralohie runs on game days.
Only Ralphie that I've ever known. And yes, coolest mascot in sports (not sure there's a close 2nd).
I'm not understanding why that training didn't start early enough to have uninterrupted Ralohie runs on game days.
Only Ralphie that I've ever known. And yes, coolest mascot in sports (not sure there's a close 2nd).
jizzrag85
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2nd to Ralphie V is Ralphie 1-4 lol. All other mascots are meh. Unless someone starts bringing out live tigers and running around the field with them CU will always be way ahead of everyone else.
So, you like PETA? Interesting.
I never understood how PETA could mess up a mission that virtually everyone supports.
She decided she didn't want to run slow anymore. Animals do have will power and the Ralphie program isn't funded to an extent to have one waiting in the wings. This isn't complicated.
As is the case with a lot of these kinds of organizations (Greenpeace, Earth First, etc.) their mission starts out with great intentions, but people being people, it gets ****ed up somewhere along the way.
This is where I struggle. Given the state of the football team, Ralphie is one of the best marketing tools that CU athletics has currently. Failure to invest here seems like a missed opportunity.
I'm also assuming that the most expensive part of raising and training a buffalo are the human resources, and that Universities use cheap/free student labor to keep those costs minimal.
It costs a bit to feed the animal, however the constraining factor would be training. You can't just take a full grown buffalo and run with it. It has to be trained from a young age so that gets used to the runners, harness, crowds, etc.. It just wouldn't be practical for the program to be simultaneously training two buffalo at the same time.
They’re not invested in anything. All they do is respond to what they believe is an injustice without knowing any history or background.
PETA spent a ton of money putting up a billboard in downtown Houston urging people to stop wearing wool sweaters. This is what a sheep looks like that isn't shorn.
Yeah but they keep their hard core base in agreement and donating
The US and entire world is absolutely evil and disgusting when it comes to the treatment of animals, both in nature and agriculture. It is pathetic that animal rights is virtually ignored by society. Simple changes like the environment animals are raise and the methods of slaughter should be heavily regulated to make the consumption of meat more ethically sound.
Unfortunately, groups like PETA that could be in the forefront of this progress screw themselves over by demanding extreme immediate change and alienating the public with these kind of stunts. Most humane treatment of animals groups are run by (relative to society) extreme vegan types that can’t avoid a perspective that any consumption of animals should be forbidden and you’re part of the problem of you don’t agree.
These groups don’t seem to have a reasonable approach to taking small steps to fix the animal cruelty problem the best they can while we continue to live in a society that is not going to quit eating meat anytime soon. Thus, nothing changes.
Unfortunately, groups like PETA that could be in the forefront of this progress screw themselves over by demanding extreme immediate change and alienating the public with these kind of stunts. Most humane treatment of animals groups are run by (relative to society) extreme vegan types that can’t avoid a perspective that any consumption of animals should be forbidden and you’re part of the problem of you don’t agree.
These groups don’t seem to have a reasonable approach to taking small steps to fix the animal cruelty problem the best they can while we continue to live in a society that is not going to quit eating meat anytime soon. Thus, nothing changes.
So it’s more about making money than saving animals. They have become what they say they despise.
I guess the main thing isn’t to just say **** PETA and be done with it but to consider some organizations or certifications that might do good the right way. These have basic (pretty minimal) requirements for space per animal, requirements for slaughter/day of slaughter.
Some certifications are below:
Best treatment threshold
Better than nothing
A good article about all the labels you see on eggs/milk/meat and their meaning.
I hope some people take a look and try more than not at all to eat more ethically handled animals.
Some certifications are below:
Best treatment threshold
Better than nothing
A good article about all the labels you see on eggs/milk/meat and their meaning.
I hope some people take a look and try more than not at all to eat more ethically handled animals.
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Do people even wear wool sweaters in Houston? Isn't it always 97 degrees with 97% humidity there?