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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

I love horses. My two boys are part of my family. Both were purchased at an auction where kill buyers were bidding against me.

What people do not realize is that horses have been slaughtered all along. Just not for human consumption. On a dog/cat food bag where it says animal byproducts or whatever....this does not mean it is beef, pork, or chicken.

In the part of the country I life there are hundreds upon hundreds of idiots that seem to think some mediocre stallion and mare are prime breeding animals. Every year I drive by dozens of places on my daily commute where I see new foals every single spring. Not one should have been born. Not a single one.

So, what happens to all of these animals? A few end up dying of neglect. A few, very few, end up in the hands of a caring owner, trained and used as a horse is meant to be used. Most end up getting passed around until they find themselves at some small town auction. Bought by a kill buyer, herded into a semi stock hauling truck, many with bad injuries, broken legs, whatever......and taken down the road, never to be seen alive again.

IF the human consumption was allowed, it would open up the dirty little secrets of breeding horses for meat, hold all stages of the people involved to a standard that most cattle and pork production is held to. I know that PETA would have you believe that all mean animals are treated horribly but that is very much not the case. Especially the cattle that are raised in my little part of the world. You cannot take a sick or badly injured beef or hog to a butchering facility, they will be rejected. If the horse is raised for human consumption, the quality of meat aka the treatment of the horses, would improve.

I don't love the idea but considering what exists now and has for as long as I can remember, it would be an improvement.

The other thing that has caused the amount of horses to skyrocket is Premarin. You need to keep breeding mares to make this drug. You certainly don't need good quality horses, just sheer amounts. Then of course, you have all those worn out mares and unwanted foals to dispose of.

And with the economy what it is, even responsible horse owners have become unable to support them any more. The ASPCA will investigate if someone says you mistreat your horse, but it won't accept one that you can't afford to have any more.

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ORIGINAL: aara

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

I love horses. My two boys are part of my family. Both were purchased at an auction where kill buyers were bidding against me.

What people do not realize is that horses have been slaughtered all along. Just not for human consumption. On a dog/cat food bag where it says animal byproducts or whatever....this does not mean it is beef, pork, or chicken.

In the part of the country I life there are hundreds upon hundreds of idiots that seem to think some mediocre stallion and mare are prime breeding animals. Every year I drive by dozens of places on my daily commute where I see new foals every single spring. Not one should have been born. Not a single one.

So, what happens to all of these animals? A few end up dying of neglect. A few, very few, end up in the hands of a caring owner, trained and used as a horse is meant to be used. Most end up getting passed around until they find themselves at some small town auction. Bought by a kill buyer, herded into a semi stock hauling truck, many with bad injuries, broken legs, whatever......and taken down the road, never to be seen alive again.

IF the human consumption was allowed, it would open up the dirty little secrets of breeding horses for meat, hold all stages of the people involved to a standard that most cattle and pork production is held to. I know that PETA would have you believe that all mean animals are treated horribly but that is very much not the case. Especially the cattle that are raised in my little part of the world. You cannot take a sick or badly injured beef or hog to a butchering facility, they will be rejected. If the horse is raised for human consumption, the quality of meat aka the treatment of the horses, would improve.

I don't love the idea but considering what exists now and has for as long as I can remember, it would be an improvement.

The other thing that has caused the amount of horses to skyrocket is Premarin. You need to keep breeding mares to make this drug. You certainly don't need good quality horses, just sheer amounts. Then of course, you have all those worn out mares and unwanted foals to dispose of.

And with the economy what it is, even responsible horse owners have become unable to support them any more. The ASPCA will investigate if someone says you mistreat your horse, but it won't accept one that you can't afford to have any more.

i grew up next to a people who had their horses bred. and down the road was a trainer & breeder. all was nice people. and there is nothing wrong with breeding horses. if you can breed dogs,cats, birds, snakes, humans then you can breed horses. i live in the state that is known for horses and no i mostly like wouldn't try horse meat but i wouldn't be nasty or mean to someone who did. another thing, PETA can suck my strap on dick! we humans are made to eat meat! and i'd love to tie down one of those little skinny white bitches and forced feed her a huge meaty double quarter-pounder with cheese, bacon, tomato, swiss cheese, mushrooms, and eveything else. or a huge 24 oz stake, hot and juicy off the grill cook to mid rare, with shrimp topped on it with garlic cheese, and loaded cheese and mac!

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ORIGINAL: aara

i grew up next to a people who had their horses bred. and down the road was a trainer & breeder. all was nice people. and there is nothing wrong with breeding horses. if you can breed dogs,cats, birds, snakes, humans then you can breed horses.

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

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ORIGINAL: aara

i grew up next to a people who had their horses bred. and down the road was a trainer & breeder. all was nice people. and there is nothing wrong with breeding horses. if you can breed dogs,cats, birds, snakes, humans then you can breed horses.

I have no problem with anyone breeding QUALITY horses, dogs or cats. People that actually know what the fuck they are doing and do it responsibly. Unfortunately the greater percentage of people that breed all three mentioned above do not have a clue and do not do it responsibly. Those are the people I have a problem with.

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

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ORIGINAL: aara

i grew up next to a people who had their horses bred. and down the road was a trainer & breeder. all was nice people. and there is nothing wrong with breeding horses. if you can breed dogs,cats, birds, snakes, humans then you can breed horses.

I have no problem with anyone breeding QUALITY horses, dogs or cats. People that actually know what the fuck they are doing and do it responsibly. Unfortunately the greater percentage of people that breed all three mentioned above do not have a clue and do not do it responsibly. Those are the people I have a problem with.