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Originally Posted by guccilvr
However, there are plenty of no kill shelters and adoption shelters to give people options these days.
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Yeah, all of the shelters in my area are no-kill. I volunteer for them, and the shelter is NOT a sad place. It's a happy place. Yes, the dogs are in kennels, but volunteers walk them, play with them, and they are well-fed. For many of those dogs, the shelter is a better place than they were before.
Like will pointed out already, the way these dogs were treated is more along the lines of a puppy mill than a dog shelter, plus they were made to fight. Even dog shelters who do euthanize generally keep the dogs in good, healthy, and safe conditions, and only euthanize when it is necessary. No animal shelter takes joy in euthanizing animals, and they certainly aren't pitted against one another in battles.
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So what is the new rule going to be?
If a person has ever killed a dog they cannot play in the NFL?
If you are a felon you can't play in the NFL?
If you are cruel you can't play in the NFL?
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If you are a felon, you shouldn't be able to play in the NFL. For better or worse, whether we like it or not, athletes are rolemodels to young kids. I know some athletes have issue with this idea, but if they're going to be paid as much as they do for playing a game, they should have to follow the law like anyone else, and be held to a higher standard of conduct on and off the field.
Is there really something wrong with expecting people to be decent human beings and to act like adults?