[Resolved] Witt Stands Against Animal Cruelty -- Donkey Basketball
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Shae
9 years ago
Cruel and unnecessary
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Katherine Brown
9 years ago
I'm e
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Teja Lishelle Hill
9 years ago
Sorry fam.. Its a no from me on this one
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Asharee Jones
9 years ago
This is unacceptable
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Thomas Roseberry
9 years ago
After researching, donkeys can only carry 20% of their body wheight. The average adult donkey is 500lbs, so they can carry 100lbs or lighter... college students aren't that light so simply the act of riding them puts them at risk. Also, we have to keep in mind that many of the participants may be drunk and there will be a ball flying around which also puts the animals at risk. I don't see how this event isn't a mistreatment of these donkeys
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Tom Kilbane
9 years ago
Stop this abuse!
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Melanie
9 years ago
This is animal cruelty and completely unnecessary. It's kinda the worst to be honest.
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Erin Brubaker
9 years ago
Animal cruelty is wrong!
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Brandon Biggs
9 years ago
As a student, I will protest at the event and believe many others will be inspired to come out to show that Wittenberg is better than this.
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Aly Saba
9 years ago
As an alumni, I'm appalled that this has even been considered as an event. Witt knows better.
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Sarah Billiar
9 years ago
This needs to stop because it is not ok for others to ride on donkeys when they can easily just play basketball themselves. It also puts the donkeys at extreme risk with not only the basketballs but to others playing the game.
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Brandon Biggs
9 years ago
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As an insurance agent, I looked up "Donkeyball Ohio" and they do not assume liability, They place it on the sponsor. I am unsure of any policy in my 15 years of commercial insurance which would cover such an event. Federal court cases against this organization agree.
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Dorian Hunter
9 years ago
Bad fundraiser
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Michael Idov
9 years ago
This is sickening.
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Rob Baker
9 years ago
Here's a happier story:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/well/move/how-a-donkey-became-my-running-partner.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Frunning-with-sherman&action=click&contentCollection=move®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=collection
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Trudy Faber
9 years ago
Using animals for such mindless "sport" is unconscionable.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
Hated the event as soon as I saw the poster
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Isaac Montalvo
9 years ago
Whichever org is holding the event should opt to have it's students get on all fours and have those who participate ride them. It would be practically free to hold the event, meaning more to donate.
Cruel and unnecessary
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Sorry fam.. Its a no from me on this one
This is unacceptable
After researching, donkeys can only carry 20% of their body wheight. The average adult donkey is 500lbs, so they can carry 100lbs or lighter... college students aren't that light so simply the act of riding them puts them at risk. Also, we have to keep in mind that many of the participants may be drunk and there will be a ball flying around which also puts the animals at risk. I don't see how this event isn't a mistreatment of these donkeys
Stop this abuse!
This is animal cruelty and completely unnecessary. It's kinda the worst to be honest.
Animal cruelty is wrong!
As a student, I will protest at the event and believe many others will be inspired to come out to show that Wittenberg is better than this.
As an alumni, I'm appalled that this has even been considered as an event. Witt knows better.
This needs to stop because it is not ok for others to ride on donkeys when they can easily just play basketball themselves. It also puts the donkeys at extreme risk with not only the basketballs but to others playing the game.
As an insurance agent, I looked up "Donkeyball Ohio" and they do not assume liability, They place it on the sponsor. I am unsure of any policy in my 15 years of commercial insurance which would cover such an event. Federal court cases against this organization agree.
Bad fundraiser
This is sickening.
Here's a happier story: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/well/move/how-a-donkey-became-my-running-partner.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Frunning-with-sherman&action=click&contentCollection=move®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=collection
Using animals for such mindless "sport" is unconscionable.
Hated the event as soon as I saw the poster
Whichever org is holding the event should opt to have it's students get on all fours and have those who participate ride them. It would be practically free to hold the event, meaning more to donate.
It's a no from me
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