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> Backyard breeder: Unlicensed general public who breed for the fun of
having
> a baby (In the past two years, I have personally known three people just
in
> my area, who have bred or are planning to breed their mare just for the
> experience of having a baby.
So, any individual that has a mare and wants to breed her could not?

> People who allow their stallions to breed indescriminately: In the past
two
> years, I have personally known two people who purchased a mare in foal
> without knowing it. The sellars either did not know, or did not plan for
the
> stallion to breed those mares.
Accidents happen even at the best run operations. My mare has a history of
jumping in with the boys when she's in heat, thus far I've been lucky and
not gotten a baby I didn't want, but... :)

> > And I know that the animal overpopulation problem would not
> exist if we did not allow it. We are the ones who created/allowed it, and
we
> are the ones who have to live with it, or take control of it.
I don't really think it's fair to say that we have an overpopulation of
useable animals. I've been looking into adopting/rescuing an older equine
for my mother, but there are very few sound equines in adoption
organizations. And, the way that most rescues are run I personally would not
adopt a horse from them, even if it were what I wanted.

> Is slautering excess animals after the fact more desireable than taking
> control of the breeding?
> OK, I guess that everyone feels that it is.
I am not a fan of slaughter, but there has to be a place for unuseable (for
whatever reason) animals to go. What's the best thing for them? Even in
responsible breeding situations you have some horses who can not/will not
ever be useable.

Steph


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