Horse Slaughter- Bloodhorse Article

Excellent piece in today's bloodhorse. A coward congressman named Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is holding up the bill that bans horse slaughter. He is also the moron that is leading the ban on internet gambling.

Here is the bloodhorse article

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33920


You can contact the guy here. You need to use a VA zip code to e-mail him but you can call or fax him at 202-225-5431 fax 202-225-9681

http://www.house.gov/goodlatte/contact.htm

[Cajungator26]

What an idiot that guy is! That makes me so upset... I can't tell you how many debates I have gotten in with people over the horse slaughter issue. I have some videos (very graphic) that will literally make you sick over what happens in the slaughterhouses.

I am a registered independent and not a huge Bush fan even though I voted for him, but I was furious when members of Congress were holding up the up or down votes on his nominees. This idiot Congressman complains about not letting people have up or down votes in the Senate (where he isn't even a member) and now he is holding this up by not allowing a vote. Typical hypocrite you find in DC.

I am against horse slaughter of any kind but the way they kill horses now is barbaric. I would rather see them put a bolt in their heads before doing what they do now. This type of garbage should never be allowed in a country that was partially built by horses.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by boldruler

I am a registered independent and not a huge Bush fan even though I voted for him, but I was furious when members of Congress were holding up the up or down votes on his nominees. This idiot Congressman complains about not letting people have up or down votes in the Senate (where he isn't even a member) and now he is holding this up by not allowing a vote. Typical hypocrite you find in DC.

I am against horse slaughter of any kind but the way they kill horses now is barbaric. I would rather see them put a bolt in their heads before doing what they do now. This type of garbage should never be allowed in a country that was partially built by horses.

Agreed. There is nothing humane about the way they are killing these horses. I'm in the same boat as you regarding Bush. I'm not a huge fan, but I voted for him since I'm republican.

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Agreed. There is nothing humane about the way they are killing these horses. I'm in the same boat as you regarding Bush. I'm not a huge fan, but I voted for him since I'm republican.

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.

[Cajungator26]

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.

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...

[irishtrekker]

Thanks for the info. Makes me sick...

Cajun, I am *not* trying to spark a huge debate here (seriously!), but I'm just curious: why vote for someone just because they run on your "party" if you don't like them? A lot of mediocre candidates seem to stick around that way. I'm about as liberal as they get, but I still voted for a Republican here a couple of years ago because I agreed with him on more issues than I did the Democratic candidate. I think I voted for our secretary of state, too, or someone like that, and he's a Republican. If I really don't like either candidate, I'd rather write someone in than elect someone with whom I truly don't agree.

Originally Posted by irishtrekker

Thanks for the info. Makes me sick...

Cajun, I am *not* trying to spark a huge debate here (seriously!), but I'm just curious: why vote for someone just because they run on your "party" if you don't like them? A lot of mediocre candidates seem to stick around that way. I'm about as liberal as they get, but I still voted for a Republican here a couple of years ago because I agreed with him on more issues than I did the Democratic candidate. I think I voted for our secretary of state, too, or someone like that, and he's a Republican. If I really don't like either candidate, I'd rather write someone in than elect someone with whom I truly don't agree.

I just want to say I voted for Bush in 2000 primarily because of his friendship with Will Farish who is a good horseman. I was out of the country in 2004 and would not have voted for him.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by irishtrekker

Thanks for the info. Makes me sick...

Cajun, I am *not* trying to spark a huge debate here (seriously!), but I'm just curious: why vote for someone just because they run on your "party" if you don't like them? A lot of mediocre candidates seem to stick around that way. I'm about as liberal as they get, but I still voted for a Republican here a couple of years ago because I agreed with him on more issues than I did the Democratic candidate. I think I voted for our secretary of state, too, or someone like that, and he's a Republican. If I really don't like either candidate, I'd rather write someone in than elect someone with whom I truly don't agree.

Irish, I couldn't STAND John Kerry. So between the two candidates, I voted my party. I try and vote within my party because I don't want a democratic congress. When you vote, you not only vote for the candidate, but the entire party. (No offense to those who are democrat on here.)

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Agreed. There is nothing humane about the way they are killing these horses. I'm in the same boat as you regarding Bush. I'm not a huge fan, but I voted for him since I'm republican.

Same here on all accounts Cajun.

[irishtrekker]

From the article, seems like they need some kind of massive campaign warning horse owners to beware of buyers who could be working for slaughterhouses. I can't imagine being some poor small-time thoroughbred owner who gets duped into selling a horse to someone who seems "nice" and then finds out the horse has been killed...

[Rupert Pupkin]

I don't like either party. I think they are both pretty bad. I have always considered the Republicans the lesser of the two evils but it's a pretty close call. That guy Bob Goodlatte is the worst. That guy is on the wrong side of every issue. I called his office and gave them a piece of my mind.