[geeker2]

God..have a read...but I still think the quote is idiotic and hypocritical along with some other interesting comments....

I think the final quote was the least " ridiculous aspects" of the whole article -



"If these horse owners love their horses so much, why are they training and racing them knowingly before their bodies have matured, subjecting them to a much greater risk of injury, and why are they breeding horses for more speed when they know it compromises their soundness?

It's because of the money, plain and simple. Sure, horses on their own in a field can get injured when running and playing, but they are just being horses and doing it because they want to and that's life. Every living thing dies eventually. But horses in the racing industry do not have a choice of whether to run or not. The more expensive horses may be pampered, but they are all still exploited because the possibility of making lots and lots of money overshadows thinking of the true well-being of the horse. Horses normally can live 30 to 40 years, as opposed to the lifespan of a racehorse, which might live three or four years if he or she is lucky. Then if the racehorse is lucky enough to survive past three to four years, a lot of them when they are no longer profitable as racehorses are abandoned, neglected or sent to slaughter.

For a magnificent creature such as a horse, who has served man for what seems like forever, these are not fitting endings. We should be more humane to all animals, whether they are ridden by us or eaten by us."