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I wouldn't trust that camel-loving crowd any further than I could spit.<br>
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On 2011-4-19 21:09, David Green wrote:
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<p>You won’t see me naked in a cage or strapped to a billboard as a
champion for animal rights, but my heart goes out to the camel on the
Quad. On April 14, $3 camel rides were offered to as an insight to
Israeli culture. According to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.the217.com/">the217.com</a>, “The camel is getting
quite the workout — more than 1,500 people are ‘attending’ on
Facebook.” The line on the Quad included hundreds of students all eager
to ride a single camel. Needless to say, the six-hour riding period was
probably not the high point of the camel’s day. Any swing in its step
had been lost to the anxieties of laughing students and unfamiliar
terrain. Ironically, the event was to benefit The Jerusalem Society for
the Protection Against Cruelty to Animals. This begs the question: How
much “insight” are students really getting at this animal’s expense? Of
1,500 riders, how many are really thinking about anything more than the
quirky Facebook photo they’ll soon be sharing? This event reveals a
gross lack of empathy on the part of students and organizers, as well
as a disappointing step backwards for its cause.</p>
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<p><em>Hannah Lindahl,<br>
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<em>freshman in FAA</em></div>
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