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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoThe “boys will be boys” excuse for cruelty and violence to animals: “The Algerian government’s toleration of sheep fighting is a tacit acknowledgement that outlets for male aggression are needed. ‘Letting these guys have their fun reduces violence in other contexts,’ said Youcef Krache, a photographer from Algiers who has spent years documenting sheep fights. ‘Authorities prefer they get swept up in spectacles rather than politics.;”
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/feb/16/algeria-sheep-fighting-illegal-sport-angry-young-men?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=264350&subid=9773987&CMP=GT_US_collectionThe brutal world of sheep fighting: the illegal sport beloved by Algeria’s 'lost generation'The long read: Algeria’s ‘lost generation’ has been shaped by years of conflict, unemployment and state repression. Sheep fighting offers an arena where young men can escape the constant supervision of the state
