Animal Sports

Here are 10 of the wackiest (and most disturbing) animal sports that go beyond all imagination.

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times.

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These states are identified in dark purple on our map. GREY2K USA is a national non-profit organization working to end the cruelty of dog racing and promote greyhound adoption nationwide. We were the first group to successfully close down tracks through the citizens initiative process, passing Massachusetts Question 3 in 2008.

There is nothing remotely "sporting" about sports that involve unwilling animal participants. Learn about the dangers of a variety of sporting events and how you can report cruelty to animals.

People often think that horse racing and greyhound racing are harmless sports that the animals enjoy. But the racing industries hide the truth about the suffering, injuries and early deaths that occur behind the scenes.

The definition of sport, among other things, is some sort of amusement or a diversion. It is appalling that civilized societies the world over get their kicks by brutalizing animals in so many different ways - all for their own.

Animals in sport are a specific form of working animals. Many animals, at least in more commercial sports, are highly trained. Two of the most common animals in sport are horses and dogs.

Burkina Faso, means ''country of honest men'', was formerly known as "Haute-Volta" under the French Colonial Empire. Like many of the former French colonies in Africa, Burkina Faso is one of the safest countries on the African continent where hunting and tourism thrive thanks to continued peace and a secure economy. Burkina Faso has become one of the principal destinations for small and big game hunting in West Africa.