LetterTuesday, July 13, 2004

Re: Rodeos can evolve alongside society, Editorial, July 9

I nearly gagged on my veggie-burger while reading that "Lower Mainland residents -- with an abiding concern for the environment and all living things" have begun to "reconsider the rollicking fun of the rodeo in light of a heightened societal concern for all living things."

Are these the same Lower Mainland residents with a canary, several goldfish, one or two cats, a gerbil, hamsters and a dog, all caged, bottled up and otherwise imprisoned in their apartment homes?

It's been my experience that the average Lower Mainlander doesn't know where his or her cereal milk comes from and couldn't distinguish between a "meadow muffin" and a Starbucks cookie.

So, do the rest of we Upper Mainlanders a favour and save your pompous dogma about your "abiding concern ... for all living things" for someone who doesn't know any better -- like other Lower Mainlanders.

Bruce Hillaby

Horsefly
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