Horse Slaughter Bill
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I love horses. I’ve lived around them most of my life, and they have been a big part of my life. But, I strongly oppose the so-called “Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act”. I have no doubt that the people behind this bill meant well, but unknowingly they have placed US horse owners in a predicament and horses themselves in danger.
What happens to all the unwanted horses if there is no place to sell them? There may be as many as 100,000 unwanted horses in the US each year. A humane and federally-regulated euthanasia option for owners of unwanted horses was taken away when the last U.S. slaughter facility closed its doors. Is it worse to send horses to a regulated slaughter plant than it is to allow them to die slowly of starvation and neglect? What do we do about the disposal of all the 1000-1200 pound carcasses if the horses are euthanized by local veterinarians?
Go to QuarterHorseNewsfor more information on this bill, which is up for a vote on September 10th. There is a list of Congressmen with emails. Please help defeat this bill, for the good of all the horses.
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Prevent horse slaughter by STOP BREEDING THEM! I don’t understand why people continue to breed horses that sell for nothing with no intention of keeping them! We all need to enjoy the horses we have. Just because we have a mare does not mean she has to be pregnant.
AQHA is promoting breeding horses for one thing, their pocketbook! No registration fees, no money!
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totalhorse reply on November 13th, 2008 1:20 pm:
I agree with you that horse owners need to breed responsibly. Just because they love their horse does not mean that it has the genetics or the performance to warrant producing more like it.
On the other hand, I don’t think it is right to be critical of AQHA or horse breeders for trying to make money with horses. At least they aren’t asking for a government bail-out!
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