Blame the animal or the human?

To be honest, I cheer for the bulls ALL THE WAY when they do the run in Pamplona and some moron gets gored - serves them right! It disgusts me that animals are taunted and teased for human entertainment. I agree - the bear had had enough! Trouble is, the poor bear was probably put down. Human beings are the most disgusting animals of all.

The animal can't be blamed when it is only responding to its instincts to protect itself from a predator.

This is one topic that always gets under my skin. An animal is an animal and it has it's own built in instincts, tolerances, defense, and ways of dealing with things. It can not possibly understand that the human wants it to do certain things and perform for our amusement. It is unfair to expect that an animal with all these instincts can drop them at our whim. If you poke at it, if you hit it, tease it, starve it, harm it.... IT IS GOING TO REACT! Full stop. They make me very angry that they turn their rage on the animal if it injures a person. What do really think it is going to do? Why is the animal at fault for doing what nature has programmed it to? It doesn't know right or wrong and who is to say that their reaction is wrong? It attacked because it didn't like what was happening to it, it may have been scared, it may have felt its life was in danger.... The other thing that really really gets under my skin about this: When a person goes into the animals natural habitat and fumbles around and gets attacked. People go after the animal as though it was a criminal. If you go into the forest where there are bears, large cats or whatever.... YOU must be aware that they are there and they are dangerous. So if you are hurt that is YOUR fault and not the animal. It is just protecting itself from an assumed threat. Maybe protecting its children. MY I just want to strangle people when they go after the animal to put it down. How about people just be more careful!

I would tend to blame the human too, especially in the case of the bullfights! I wish they would abolish them, they are so cruel and pointless!

The animals are animals, they can not explain to us how they feel. We are torturing them (the bull fighter) or just don't understand what is happening to them or how they feel. Yes, they will lash out. I am sure the animals get the same aches and pains that we do, yet they can't tell us. It is time we gave the animals a little space.

i think that one of these days animals are just going to turn on all humans that use them for entertainment. and i hopes they get my friends brother cuz he has dog fights over her, they have this one pitbull taht they put to fight and i told him that its not coolz but he didnt care so i was just like ok just watch u guys will get in so much trouble and he was like w/e.

very well said and yes i agree with you on that..we must leave animals the way they are and not trying to control them according to our whims or wishes and its us to be blame if something happen to us in the process..

I don't really know. I kind of have the attitude that if you're going to play with fire, you're going to get burned. I certainly wouldn't be messing with animals I knew were dangerous!

Animals, like human have their own brain. Animals usually act by the things they experience and reactions are based from their situation and instinct. As human beings we should be the one to take care of the things around us. We are assigned to protect and be good to our surroundings. I can say that we cannot blame animals when they become wild. This includes our pets. Animals are naturally wild. I would say that we should do good to animals in a way that when they become wild, there's no reason for others to be blame us.

i would say humans are to blame because we are the ones who demanded those entertainment shows. and many humans love blood sport like me. and if we were attacked by animals its most likely that we did something bad to deserve it. i believe in karma. we humans also think that we are superior thinking only about ourselves andnot so much about with the so called "lower lifeforms"

I also say blame the human. Humans are the only animal capable of complex thought. They are able to weigh risks and make complicated decisions. If a person is going to participate in activities with dangerous animals, they should understand that they are dealing with an animal that could possibly dangerous and may injure them. Even when animals are trained, they can still be dangerous. People want to get all upset, but the animal is responding in the only way that it knows how in those situations. The animal doesn't "decide" to hurt people and it doesn't understand that doing that is wrong. The person needs to be responsible for preventing injury.

Yes I blame the humans because as we want freedom it is the right of the animals also .We all know the most cruel animals also won't attck others simply. When they are killing and eating to fill their stomach it is natural, because they have been made for that by nature.But man in their thirst to please their inhumane interest making use of animals and hurting them by using in entertainement purposes is disgusting .Man who supposed to be the the most evolutioned creature is degrading to be the lowest by this type of cruel acts

Only humans are to blame. They use the animals for there sport, though animal likes to engage in such activities on its own. Cruelty to animals in any form is unfortunate.

Lack of safety precautions?? (can that be blamed?) I can't blame the people since they went there only for entertainment purposes. Can't also blame the animal since it's part of their nature to be violent when provoke. Sorry I can't decide.

I am always amazed when an animal acts like an animal and humans are surprised by this. Well.. DUH! To those ignorant and unenlightened humans who think a wild animal makes a good plaything.. get real!

good day... In scientific point of view, we are the highest form of animal because of our brain which is perfectly developed and that is the source of our intelligence compared to other form of animals but then, Indeed we are higher in form of intelligence compared to them but we are lower in terms of kindness. Animals attack or kill either they have to (for food) or they need to (for defense) but I never heard they do it for fun or entertainment. Well, I wouldn't want to wander any further, just answer this who invented gladiator fighting? and you know what I'm talking about.

You are so right. We are living in the cruel world where animals are no more valued as before. Human makes the difference clear between animal and mankind which is pure discrimination. It is to be noted that we are also animal, the only difference is that we are 'civilized'. I think in todays world, animal are exploited. We can see so many horses suffering and dying in the horse racing industries. Do you know that a horse is whipped nearly 30 times during a single race- just imagine ! Horse no more reliable for racing are sent to the butchery to be cut off and eaten. Is it not an injustice? If ever a horse fell off during a race, the poor animal can even die!!! And we people, we go to bet on this cruelty..we keep supporting the racing industry ! STOP BETTING ON CRUELTY..if every human start this action, and make others do this same action, then there will be a change in the world..a minor change- but at least a change..So many animals are exploited in circus, in zoos, on the roads..so many animals are ill-treated and die out of hunger and sufferings. Who is to be blame for this? The human or the animal !!! It's HUMAN because we are "civilized" not them..If so, we don't have the right to blame the animals if ever they try to defend their rights! It's simply that we don't have any reason to pursue them because they are not civilized...but they have their rights of life which have been guided by cruelty nowadays. Let us all think about this friends, we have to make the change as from now. Every animal we see, just remember that they also have their words to see but they need us to express themselves because we can understand their speechless message if we try to care for them...start this good action as from now..and let's fight for the animal kingdom...!!!!

Hello my friend, I totally agree with you. When human beings put animals into unpredictable situations and the animal acts out, it is the human who is wrong, not the animal. Animals have animal instincts that you can stiffle but you can't stop them from coming out. Besides, did anyone make the human go in front of the bull? Did anyone make the rodeo guy go in there? No, they did it themselves....so it's their fault! I feel there should be stricter rules that don't allow animals to be used for entertainment purposes. They didn't ask to be in human exposure. People put them there. Too many animals are hurt or die because of these entertainment shows and it just isn't right! Have a great day! Char :-)

I really hate bullfighting activities.. some people think it's art , but it's just a torture, you know, that bulls are not agressive so the owners put them in a dark room and hit them, hurt them, make them to drunk some laxative in order to make the bulls feel weak and sick,so the bullfighter has advantages... that people is just crazy.

I have to agree with you. It's messed up to use animals as entertainment purposes. A lot of people say that "Wild animals will always be wild." But I don't believe that many people really live up to that knowledge. Once you see tiger in captivity and doing tricks, some people automatically think that they're civilized, train, etc etc. I mean really? That's just wishful thinking in my opinion.