Anti-slaughter legislation gearing up again

[Princess Doreen]

Originally Posted by freddymo

I has no use for killing horses for food nor do I wish to eat them but seriously whats the difference killing a horse for its meat to sustain human life then killing a pig etc.. Of course I hope any animal is slaughtered as humanely as possible but as long as the animal is eaten and not wasted and humanely slaughter who am I to judge what others elect to eat?

That's the key. Slaughter, as it presently exists, for most livestock is inhumane. Only 50% of the beef slaughterhouses use the Temple Grandin method of leading cattle to slaughter.

Pigs are rasied in horrendous conditions - from the moment of birth. Watch HBO's "Death on a Factory Farm". If you can eat a morsel of pork after watching that, you've got a really strong stomach.

Same applies to veal. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for baby calves to go through such horrendous upbringing before they are sent to slaughter.

Horses? They were not bred to supply meat. And, I pity the person who eats the flesh of these animals with all the toxins contained in that flesh. And, using the same method of slaughter for horses as they do cattle is the worst inhumanity. The anatomy of a horse's skull is way different than a cow. That bolt misses it's mark more times than not.

It's sheer greed that promotes the horse slaughter business. No one starving can afford to eat horse flesh. It's sent overseas and sold for upwards of $50/lb. It hasn't been used in pet foods since the 60's.

Too many horses are bred and will continue to be bred so long as there's a way to offload the unwanted to the meat men for $300 - $700/head.

How many horses are stolen right out of their pastures only to meet their end in a slaughter house?

Closing down American slaughter houses was the right thing to do, but it was like throwing a 50' rope to someone who is drowning 100' away.

Stop transport across American borders. It won't stop all horse slaughter, but it will stop the bulk of it.

Follow the money trail. Take away the money made on horse slaughter, and indiscriminate/overbreeding will eventually lessen. It won't happen overnight, but it will happen.

But, first, Washington has to get off their collective lead asses and close the borders to horse slaughter traffic.