Responsibility for ex-racehorses

[Linny]

I have paid plenty for euth for horses bound for slaughter at the hands of others. I have never and would never send my horses to a killer.

My main point echoes yours, Prudery. If slaughter were more humane and and "local" rather than a process that involved shipping under horrifying conditions, meaning it suffers terribly over weeks before the end, it would be a decent alternative to abandonment and starvation.
I am in favor of harsh penalties for anyone who takes a horse under false pretenses ("He's going to a nice home" or "he'll be retrained as a little kids horse") knowing full well that they intend to send a horse to a killer, but I can see why for some people it is what they "have to do.
Many people in this economy are struggling to feed their families and cannot afford proper disposal of a horse they can no longer pay for but cannot even give away because everyone else is struggling. They would rather take meat price, IF they knew that the horse would be quickly and humanely dispatched.

In rural areas with lots of land, disposal is less expensive. In more urban environments (near NYC, LA etc) it costs more because you can't just bury a horse in the yard under the old oak tree.

[prudery]

Originally Posted by Linny

I have paid plenty for euth for horses bound for slaughter at the hands of others. I have never and would never send my horses to a killer.

My main point echoes yours, Prudery. If slaughter were more humane and and "local" rather than a process that involved shipping under horrifying conditions, meaning it suffers terribly over weeks before the end, it would be a decent alternative to abandonment and starvation.
I am in favor of harsh penalties for anyone who takes a horse under false pretenses ("He's going to a nice home" or "he'll be retrained as a little kids horse") knowing full well that they intend to send a horse to a killer, but I can see why for some people it is what they "have to do.
Many people in this economy are struggling to feed their families and cannot afford proper disposal of a horse they can no longer pay for but cannot even give away because everyone else is struggling. They would rather take meat price, IF they knew that the horse would be quickly and humanely dispatched.

In rural areas with lots of land, disposal is less expensive. In more urban environments (near NYC, LA etc) it costs more because you can't just bury a horse in the yard under the old oak tree.

How much is plenty to pay for euth and disposal ???

And I am not in a rural area ...

I get what you are saying, but if slaughter paid nothing-- would you or others chose it ?

People forget that horses are a luxury and cost a lot of money .

Have you checked vet fees for smalll animals as well .

The biggest problem is overbreeding of all the popular breeds .

Next is poor training--which makes a horses not worth much in utlity.

And of course, irresponsible horse husbandry, and people owning horses that can not afford them, and should not have them .

And I never condoned " more humane " slaughter as an option for me--because we will never have it, and it IS all about the money on both ends ..

[richard]

Well stated Prudery .