Hunting

Daugherty implores everyone to watch a youtube video called "Making Hunting a Thing of the Past", in order for it to win an award and ultimately be able to be seen worldwide. After emphasizing this importance, she goes into the background of fox hunting, portraying its cruelty . She depicts how "Fox hunting involves the tracking, chasing and killing of a helpless, terrorized fox--traditionally a red fox—by a pack of trained foxhounds and a group of hunters".

Poor Horsies :/

BLINDERS, a documentary on the horse carriage industry on in New York and the inhumane conditions under which the horses work and live, provoked a large number of activists and animal lovers. He primarily targets the ASPCA and NY City Hall, " which he claims have failed repeatedly to act to stop a tradition that has no place in contemporary NY streets with bumper-to-bumper traffic and recurrent injuries that maim and kill the horses". Both the benefits to the city and the cruelty to the horses are considered and analyzed as this dispute goes about. Daugherty emphasizes the animal cruelty as she solely focuses on how the horses have to work hard in the rain, snow, sleet, everything. She does not support the opposition; when she does, she suggests their selfish and irrational excuses.

Dog-Meat Festival Controversy

The 2011 dog-meat festival in China ( which has been executed since 1389) was stopped by tens of thousands online protests. This tradition is a commemoration of a local military victory. The dogs in the city were killed so that they wouldn't bark and warn the enemy their presence. As a matter of fact, currently, some butcher's cut the dog's live to ensure it's freshness. However, not all of China agrees with this holiday; 91% of China (according to polls) say NO to this carnival. Daugherty alternates with different views on the ban of this festival as she mentions many who approve of this action and then one opposition who believes, " There’s nothing wrong with eating dogs. If they’re farmed in an inhumane fashion, then go after the farmers. No need to ban dog meat altogether".

Columnist Phyllis Daugherty

1) In Cave Creek, Arizona, a running of bulls took place October 15-16. 2) One major issue was that the person responsible, Immordino, for the event had not obtained the 3 million dollar insurance policy he promised. 3) Animal activists perceived this as animal abuse and urged the town to stop this event. 4) The mayor is neutral to this issue as he agrees it's dangerous, yet claims the town is feisty and is fit for this.