Horse Slaughter Revisited

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by pgardn

There are limits on shooting the Canadians here in Texas. They come in massive numbers to the area where a lot of rice is grown (East Texas). They are good to eat. I very much enjoyed my goose hunting experience with them. I did not hunt but identified the birds by binocular so that my partner could shoot the correct type of goose and kill the proper number.

If horses can be killed humanely I see nothing wrong with eating them. Better than letting them starve in some field like is reported time after time all over the country.

I personally could not eat a horse unless I was starving. Same with cats and dogs, but thats my little problem.

That's just the problem... they're not being killed humanely. And while I agree with the rest of your post (and Genuine's), I think that horses are a bit more intelligent than cows, thus making it all the more frightening for them to wait until it's their turn.

[randallscott35]

If they were killed humanely it would be a necessary evil...I hate to see dogs and cats euthanized but let's be real, there are too many of them and not enough homes and jerky people don't get them fixed.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

If they were killed humanely it would be a necessary evil...I hate to see dogs and cats euthanized but let's be real, there are too many of them and not enough homes and jerky people don't get them fixed.

Yep... it's sad. That's why I've rescued all of my pets... not enough homes for the ones that are unwanted.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

That's just the problem... they're not being killed humanely. And while I agree with the rest of your post (and Genuine's), I think that horses are a bit more intelligent than cows, thus making it all the more frightening for them to wait until it's their turn.

I agree with you that it comes down to human slaughter, but even more, humane care while they're being raised. The way pigs are kept is nothing short of barbaric. And intelligence-wise, I'd put them above horses (and dogs, for that matter).

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I agree with you that it comes down to human slaughter, but even more, humane care while they're being raised. The way pigs are kept is nothing short of barbaric. And intelligence-wise, I'd put them above horses (and dogs, for that matter).

Which reminds me- I read an article in Reader's Digest while I was at the doctor's today about a pet pig that went after a pit bull that threatened her young boy owner. The pit bull was shot, but not before tearing up the pig pretty badly. She survived, though.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I agree with you that it comes down to human slaughter, but even more, humane care while they're being raised. The way pigs are kept is nothing short of barbaric. And intelligence-wise, I'd put them above horses (and dogs, for that matter).

That's why I said cows. LOL

We used to have two pot bellied pigs out at the barn... boy were they cute and SMART. They were escape artists...