Outrage over kill-penned former Paragallo mares..

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dagolfer33

Thrown away like trash. What really disgusts me is invariably the ownership of these horses are "unaware" that the horses were destined for kill pens, slaughter, and other unacceptable treatment along the way. It is BS.

Plenty of people drop their dogs and cats and horses off at animal shelters and rescue places, or simply turn them out in the wild, and once they turn and walk away, they mentally absolve themselves of any more responsibility for what subsequently happens to the animal.

Some few could care less, but the vast majority of these owners care quite a bit. Some people feel guilty of such a thing their entire lives. People do the best they can with the resources they have.

It takes alot of guts to kill an animal who is not old, infirmed, or in pain, just because it isn't wanted by the current owner. And few vets will do that. "Good homes" for these animals are rare to non-existent.

There are too many animals, and not enough owners. Period.