Horses getting wasted for Stones gig causes backlash

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The planned sedation of up to 300 horses at Belgrade's racecourse for a Rolling Stones concert has sparked significant backlash from animal rights advocates in Serbia. These advocates are demanding the relocation of the concert to protect the horses from the effects of the event. The controversy highlights the ethical concerns surrounding animal welfare in entertainment settings, particularly in relation to the use of sedatives and the potential impact of concert-related disturbances.

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BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) -- Preparations to sedate as many as 300 horses stabled at Belgrade's racecourse to keep them calm during a Rolling Stones concert have enraged Serb animal lovers who are lobbying to have the gig moved to another venue.[continued]
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Please, those horses won't know a thing when that cloud of pot rolls over their pasture and mellows them out.
 
some people were sleeping and knew nothign about the gunfire, :-(
 
cyrusabdollahi said:
Please, those horses won't know a thing when that cloud of pot rolls over their pasture and mellows them out.

What horses?
 
I don't know, now give me some food damm you. :wink:
 
One horse to another:

You mean you can smoke the stuff we eat?