Why we cant change tradition?

Proud of you kiddo. They should not be made victims. Every living creature has a choice. We need to let them be.

There are many ways to deal such things.first you can launch a complaint against such animal torture.There are agencies who work for the welfare of animals and birds.They have people who can meet nad even take action on these who are caging those birds, as in most of the parts now it illegal to cage free birds other than zoo. as per as tradition is concerned they don't die at once one has to fight for the right for years and even generations.education is one method. so educating people out there as what ill they are doing to those innocent birds will cut down the participants..

Hiya shibs, Its a shame that this is happening shibs a great shame. There is much cruelty here too as I have told you before. Bullfighting is still not being stopped and Greyhounds are still being killed when they are not able to run so fast at about 2 or 3 years old. Many of them suffer broken legs. Yes a few are fined but that is about it. Still goes on no matter what. Now if you hate your neighbour you can get the Police to go onto your Property of course if you are not there and have the Dog taken away to a Dog Pound where they are eventually put down. This is a true Story they are going to pick up the Dog today thanks to us we found him quite by chance. I would like to see all this cruelty end right now but I am one on my own and there is no real love for animals here as such. Hope my little Kaisho gets out of there today and does not end up being put down the links I have about the Dogs Home on my Facebook Page in Spanish is where the Dog was found. What a shame the Dog had to pay the price for squabbles between People.xxx

I will never understand why, humans act the way they do. Each time I read about animal cruelity, I'm reminded and further lead to believe, that Darwin was onto something when he came up with his theroy of eveluition. He was spot-on in my opinion when he did. We are animals. We may be more "intelegant" in some cases, but we're no better then the animals out in the woods. Our needs are the same as animals, we do things on instinct, and we find enjoyment in the harm of other animals. Therefore we are no better. We talk, we create, and we act on pure impulse. So does this make what we do right? No. It doesn't. Some people however, think in a more anamilistic way finding sport on proving they are stronger. One way to do this is to attack smaller weeker creatures. ( birds), or go after slightly larger ones (bulls) Just to prove their power over other animals.

Sounds like the bullfighting they do in Spain. Are you from there? It's tradition. It's like sports to the people who do it. It sounds like you should maybe band together with others who feel like you do (as I'm sure there are) and maybe create an organization to bring it to the peoples' attention. Maybe they feel as you do but fear doing something about it. Alternatively check out an organization like PETA and bring it to their attention. They (and others) have been known to take part in local activism. Tradition is tradition, but I understand how someone could have a problem with that.

I don't hold as much value on tradition as others if it is self-destructive or destructive with no sense of grand reasoning. I really don't see why this is a tradition, it doesn't symbolize anything or represent something fond or cherishable. Just seems more like a sport or something of that nature. Not to say I'm a "bleeding heart weakling" who is feeling bad for the birds, sure I feel bad for them, but I look upon this on the people's side. Torturing small animals is a tradition? What's the great enlightenment? What's the lesson? What message are they passing down here to their children? All-in-all I don't see this as a good thing, they should consider the impact more of a negative tradition and find a progressive tradition, something that passes down a message for their descendants.

I agree wholeheartedly with you Shibham. How would we like it if the animals and birds had to intoxicate us and make us entertain them and also get us killed in the process? Man is the most insensitive of beings.

I find that very cruel, but traditions are only changed when enough people don´t want to hear more about that. Tell your acquaintances not to go to the fights and don´t go yourself. Write to newspapers. Check if there´s a place in your community where they will help. Write to Greenpeace. I hope this helps.

shiby, I guess this is more of entertainment than a tradition. Or might happen mostly during such event/occasion. In every country, such kind of entertainment is done- not traditionally but for entertainment/gambling purposes. Here in my country, Texas (rooster) fighting is the most common entertainment as well as gambling when it comes to animal cruelty. My father is a Texas breeder and a notorious chicken(rooster/c*ck) gambler (duh)!

I've been hearing some of your traditions where animals are affected amigo. I read one article that in your place,there's a so-called festival where turtles are being killed as a sign of good luck,is this true? I hope your government will do something about it amigo 'cause it's really a big cruelty!

hi there you got apoint, but who will stop that? usually trsditions cannot be stopped, why? i really dont know, maybe they hav such arrangements wit h government or something like that , such things most be stop because of animal abuses, and again here in us with the rodeo or any other activity reated with animal entertained, in a few words people are the ones who demand such festivities and i dont think we can do something to get rid of them.

Anything and everything is possible, as long as its done drop by drop and soon you know there is a river. What I mean is, that people like you who take the effort and time to pass such a message and fight for such cause actually can make it happen someday. With more forces join, I know that this mission shall be accomplished and several more which people out there in the world are fighting for. There were many things in the past which are not practiced in the cultures anymore because people made the effort to make the change. Its all about starting from one person, and in no time there are thousands who are willing to do the same. Its very cruel my friend what happens to these innocent creatures, we Humans always forget that there is someone more greater than us out there watching our every moment and thus we you reap is what you sow - is what going to happen to us. We are destroying our own mother planet, killing our fellow creatures almost to the fact that many species have gone extinct. They are forgetting that our time will come to, and then who is going to save us?!! U know dear, when humans can be killed and hurt other humans for entertainment, then animals are nothing in front of such so called people who call themselves humans... This just upsets me..

Is it for tradition or is it for entertaining? Either way, i think that intoxicating birds and get on a fight is something i haven't heard before. I think that's just cruelty to animals. If you think that this not right, then write a petition, or something, but i bet, those people in your province is enjoying and benefiting from it. That's too bad.

It's hard to change tradition, because as a concept, human beings don't exactly welcome and condone change that often. Moreover, the tradition of an entire community represents a lot to the people concerned - that tradition might represent their culture. Though it might be hard for people to change tradition, I still think that it's possible. As long as enough people want change, change can happen.

Ofcourse you can change tradition. It once started and so it can be end or changed too. Many countries had traditions that are changed or celebrated in a different way or not at all anymore. It just need someone, or some people to start with that.

traditions were handed to us by our forefathers without questioning them before. but a lot of things have changed since then. if only someone would take the courage and question that tradition which is not really good and give explanations and basis why is should changed, maybe and i hope, it will.