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Re: [RC] Hidalgo Fallout--50 Mile Race Won by 2-Year Old? - Sullivan----- Original Message ----- From: "Maryanne Stroud Gabbani" <msgabbani@xxxxxxx> I'm sorry but Disney has a certain reputation and people tend to believe that what comes from the Disney factory has credibility. Credibility is an important issue. This is probably very unfortunate but true. However, Disney actually has a very BAD reputation for early treatment of animals in movies (ole' Walt would set up any situation to get his "shot"). I remember reading about this, and researching it in college, is some long-forgotten animal science class where we briefly touched on animal ethics..... So....please don't ask me to back this up with references....but what I REMEMBER what that the total misuse and disregard with what Disney and his studio's treated animals helped spark the interest and protection that eventually developed ethical treatment of animals in movies (Humane Society involvment) Of them all, Disney was the worst. Things I remember in particular are all the cruel methods to get certain cute and dramatic shots of aminals in all his sweet little nature films and shorts in the 60's. Any of you old folks like me remember the nature movie of the desert, with a bobcat at the top of a saguaro cactus? The way that was made was to chain-link fence around the cactus, and turn the bobcat in there with a bunch of dogs.....all those cute animal stories about the little baby foxes/bunnies/coyotes, etc, playing innocenty, then along comes evil Mr. Bear or Mt. Lion, again, all set up with all variety of animals penned up together and prodded to fight. IMHO Disney taught an entire generation of gullible kids that predators were "evil" (his movies always had the evil guys in them) The research left me with a very bad taste in my mouth about Disney....and STILL sure don't get all the hype about his energy-gulping amusement park and characters.......even as I KID, I would have rather gone RIDING!!! than be dragged to Disneyland.! If Hidalgo is truly presented by Disney as a "true story", I will personally boycott it. I do not think it will present a good representation of endurance riding in any form. Karen =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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