Comments on: DeLauro’s “tough decision” on Horse Meat http://www.everydayrepublican.com/2008/05/13/delauros-tough-decision-on-horse-meat/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:55:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: vicki http://www.everydayrepublican.com/2008/05/13/delauros-tough-decision-on-horse-meat/#comment-846 vicki Tue, 13 May 2008 18:43:35 +0000 http://www.everydayrepublican.com/?p=1279#comment-846 Kudos to DeLauro. Owner’s rights? Yes, owners have rights. They have the right to own a horse but with ownership comes responsibility. The responsibility of caring for their horse in life and death. The responsibility of common sense in knowing that they should not breed their horse if they cannot afford to care for the horses they make a conscious decision to bring into the world. They take on the responsibility of not abusing their horse. They take on the responsibility of feeding and vetting their horse. When the time comes, they have the responsibility of humanely ending their horses life. Horse slaughter is not a humane end unless you consider butchering an animal that is fully conscious, humane. Food animals are slaughtered. Horses are not bred or raised as food animals. They are NOT an accepted food source in this country. They are not treated as or considered livestock. They are work, sport and companion animals. DeLauro is right on target. The majority of Americans are against slaughter and she is acting upon the will of the people. It’s time to realize that any problems that exist are brought on by irresponsible owners and breeders. Slaughter does nothing but perpetuate the breed and dump cycle. Slaughter does not prevent abuse and neglect and slaughter does not solve problems. Slaughter exists for one reason, money. The kill houses are not ridding the US of unwanted horses. They are not rounding up unwanted horses – they are buying them. The amount they buy is based on the demand for horse meat, not the number of available horses. Slaughter counts dropped over 300,000 from a few years back. Where are all those horses that weren’t slaughtered going every year? Nobody is taking away owner’s rights. Nobody is condemning foreign countries for eating horse meat. They are free to eat whatever they choose. If they choose horse meat, they can slaughter their own horses. Kudos to DeLauro. Owner’s rights? Yes, owners have rights. They have the right to own a horse but with ownership comes responsibility. The responsibility of caring for their horse in life and death. The responsibility of common sense in knowing that they should not breed their horse if they cannot afford to care for the horses they make a conscious decision to bring into the world. They take on the responsibility of not abusing their horse. They take on the responsibility of feeding and vetting their horse. When the time comes, they have the responsibility of humanely ending their horses life. Horse slaughter is not a humane end unless you consider butchering an animal that is fully conscious, humane. Food animals are slaughtered. Horses are not bred or raised as food animals. They are NOT an accepted food source in this country. They are not treated as or considered livestock. They are work, sport and companion animals.

DeLauro is right on target. The majority of Americans are against slaughter and she is acting upon the will of the people. It’s time to realize that any problems that exist are brought on by irresponsible owners and breeders. Slaughter does nothing but perpetuate the breed and dump cycle. Slaughter does not prevent abuse and neglect and slaughter does not solve problems. Slaughter exists for one reason, money. The kill houses are not ridding the US of unwanted horses. They are not rounding up unwanted horses – they are buying them. The amount they buy is based on the demand for horse meat, not the number of available horses. Slaughter counts dropped over 300,000 from a few years back. Where are all those horses that weren’t slaughtered going every year?

Nobody is taking away owner’s rights. Nobody is condemning foreign countries for eating horse meat. They are free to eat whatever they choose. If they choose horse meat, they can slaughter their own horses.

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