There is a rodeo where my parents live every year. My parents went one year, and as a bull or a horse (not sure which) was leaving the gate, the strap that get's put on to make the animal scared got caught on something. Because it was JUST as it was leaving the gate, the animal was all terrified because of the constant poking and tormenting it had been receiving in that little stall to make it buck, and it panicked. I think they were able to calm it down but he could have broken a leg or something easily. Would it be ok for you to constantly poke a person and tease it to the point that it panics and gets hurt because in the long run it can get medical attention, and besides, usually the person lives a happy life? I'm not trying to be mean or cause trouble, I'm just trying to point out a different perspective.