Post by James Curry on Feb 9, 2006 0:31:03 GMT -5
abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1586602&page=3
'Blood Sport' Popular in California, but Lawmaker Calling for Ban
It's barbaric," Hancock said. "I think this is very in keeping with other legislation I've introduced and I think this should not be happening in California."
Rabbit coursers across the state are preparing for their own Super Bowl — what they call the Grand Course takes place in two weeks. If Hancock has her way, it will be the last. There are other ways to run a dog without using live rabbits. There are tournaments most every weekend where dogs chase artificial lures on a pulley or even a white garbage bag.
"It's amazing to think that people would be so insensitive as to think that is a way to recreate themselves," Hancock said.
Morales and other fans of the sport say coursing is natural for dogs. "I can see it in that dog's eyes every time they run," he said. "They live for this.This is what they've been bred for, for 1,000 generations and they are not really complete until they've been running like this."
This story was originally reported by Dan Noyes of ABC News station KGO-TV.
'Blood Sport' Popular in California, but Lawmaker Calling for Ban
It's barbaric," Hancock said. "I think this is very in keeping with other legislation I've introduced and I think this should not be happening in California."
Rabbit coursers across the state are preparing for their own Super Bowl — what they call the Grand Course takes place in two weeks. If Hancock has her way, it will be the last. There are other ways to run a dog without using live rabbits. There are tournaments most every weekend where dogs chase artificial lures on a pulley or even a white garbage bag.
"It's amazing to think that people would be so insensitive as to think that is a way to recreate themselves," Hancock said.
Morales and other fans of the sport say coursing is natural for dogs. "I can see it in that dog's eyes every time they run," he said. "They live for this.This is what they've been bred for, for 1,000 generations and they are not really complete until they've been running like this."
This story was originally reported by Dan Noyes of ABC News station KGO-TV.