Re: RC: Re: Horse Savaging / CA law

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/14/00 8:53:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
trailride@foothill.net writes:

<<  It may be a stupid law, but it does not preclude the rendering
 of horses for non-human-consumption purposes (e.g., dogfood.) >>

Just a minor correction here--but horses must be slaughtered for dog food.  
Rendering is a process on animals that are already dead, and as such, 
rendered carcasses cannot be used for food--human OR pet.  Some PRODUCTS of 
rendering may be used in feed, such as bone meal, etc.

Heidi