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• Play Magazine: Bullfighting is Dead! Long Live the Bullfight!

  Battered by modernity and newfound concern for el toro, Spain’s blood-and-sequins tradition is on the wane. Ticket sales remain brisk. Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 3:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Cruelty to Animals, Animals, Bullfighting, Spain

• Sports of The Times: Racing Industry Is Stuck in Perpetual Post Time

  An insular industry built on horses and gambling is out of step, out of touch and out of sync with contemporary American culture. Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Cruelty to Animals, Horse Racing, Barbaro (Race Horse), Eight Belles (Race Horse)

• Sports of The Times: Filly’s Death Brings Issues to Fore, but Where Is the Accountability?

  The general public cares far less about the economics and far more about Eight Belles. Her public death should resonate in a way that forces reform. Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Cruelty to Animals, Horse Racing, Horses, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Eight Belles (Race Horse)

• Filly’s Owner Stands by His Decision

  Still saddened by the death of his filly Eight Belles, the owner Rick Porter said Monday that he had no regrets about running her in the Kentucky Derby. Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 10:39 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Cruelty to Animals, Horse Racing, Barbaro (Race Horse), Horses, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Kentucky Derby, Big Brown (Race Horse), Eight Belles (Race Horse)

• Sled Dogs’ Lives, and Deaths, Raise Questions

  Animal-rights groups continue to voice concerns about the appropriateness of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which led to the deaths of three dogs this year. Posted Saturday, March 22, 2008 1:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Cruelty to Animals, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (Alaska), Dogs

• Sports of The Times: Vick Case Exposes Rift Among Animal-Rights Advocates

  PETA, a daily presence in court during the Michael Vick case, generally advocates euthanizing rescued fighting dogs, while other groups lean toward rehabilitation. Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:04 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Cruelty to Animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Dogfighting, Vick, Michael

• Golfer Explains the Killing of a Hawk

  Tripp Isenhour said that it was a “one-in-a-million” golf shot that killed a protected hawk and that he was only trying to scare the bird he now faces criminal charges for killing. Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 9:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations, Isenhour, Tripp, Golf, Cruelty to Animals

• Golfer Explains Killing of Hawk

  Tripp Isenhour said that it was a “one-in-a-million” golf shot that killed a protected hawk and that he was only trying to scare the bird he now faces criminal charges for killing. Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 9:08 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations, Isenhour, Tripp, Golf, Cruelty to Animals