Home » Photoquotes » Pigs might fly Pigs might fly Written on January 31, 2018 by Richard Alton in Photoquotes 4 Comments ‘There is more to life than increasing its speed’ Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Tweet Pin It Written by Richard Alton Photographer and writer, living in Zambia. View all posts by: Richard Alton 4 Responses to “Pigs might fly” Susan Hayek says: February 1, 2018 at 4:16 am I think any animal activity where humans get involved has the possibility of harm to the animals. think greyhound racing, horse racing, and even dog shows. the egos of humans often take 1st place over the welfare of the animals. sadly. Reply Richard Alton says: February 1, 2018 at 8:54 am Human egos – you’ve hit the nail on the head, Susan. The races were held for fun and to raise money for charity. But I wonder… Reply Richard Alton says: January 31, 2018 at 7:54 pm I was surprised, Maria, but the pigs seemed to be happy. I’ve not seen it – either before or since (this picture was taken in about 2010). Reply Maria Christou says: January 31, 2018 at 2:35 pm Pig racing? That doesn’t look very kind. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Name (required):* Email (will not be published) (required):* Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
I think any animal activity where humans get involved has the possibility of harm to the animals.
think greyhound racing, horse racing, and even dog shows. the egos of humans often take 1st place over the welfare of the animals.
sadly.
Human egos – you’ve hit the nail on the head, Susan. The races were held for fun and to raise money for charity. But I wonder…
I was surprised, Maria, but the pigs seemed to be happy. I’ve not seen it – either before or since (this picture was taken in about 2010).
Pig racing? That doesn’t look very kind.