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Originally Posted by boldruler
I personally don't like the killing of any of them. The governments, state and federal make a fortune off the industry and they should find room for these animals. However if people don't like that they should atleast listen to the standard argument that The Equine Protection Network makes:
Many horses purchased by "killer buyers" need to be euthanised. The EPN is not opposed to the horse's life ending, we are opposed to:
the method used to end the horse's life, (slaughter);
the prolonged suffering of the horse, (transport to a sale, sold, transported to holding facility, and finally transport hundreds or thousands of miles to a slaughterhouse;
Owners, dealers, auction houses, shippers, and slaughterhouses all profiting from a horse that is suffering due to sickness or injury. The EPN does not believe that irresponsible owners should profit from their irresponsible and sometimes criminal actions.
This joker in Congress is protecting companies that make money slaughtering horses. Nothing else to it.
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No ****. That's all they care about. There are plenty of HEALTHY saveable horses that end up in slaughterhouses too. In fact, CANTER rescued a son of Favorite Trick from a kill buyer not less than two months ago. The colt had a broken cannon bone and couldn't race, but would be sound for regular riding with time. I wish I had the money to save them all...