[RC] companion animals, friends, or livestock - Tx Trigger
Not everyone views a horse as a companion
animal. Some in fact, do NOT want that designation, as some states /
counties give tax breaks for livestock, and horses can qualify as such. But
not if they have the designation as a "companion animal". Now I don't
think a horse should be viewed as livestock personally, for "tax breaks" unless
they produce something, such as meat, fiber, or are used to work an
establishment that produces such, like a cattle ranch would use horses to work
the ranch. Not ALL horse owners look at them as pets, or
"friends" either. Some view them no different than a tool to use to get a
particular job done. I know that will be very hard for some of you to
grasp. Same with some dog owners. In some areas that breed them for
hunting, if the dog does "not hunt" it is common for them to dispose of them in
manners many on here would indeed find hard to grasp. A neighbor had two
dogs that started chasing livestock, and attacked a small donkey. He shot them
himself. Animals are not viewed the same by everyone. So you can not
say "friends do not send friends to slaughter", as many just do not view them
the same as you do.
Now, I better put a disclaimer before I get hate
mail, asking how I could not think of my horses as my friends etc. etc. I did
NOT say this is how *I* feel about them. I have just met many who have different
views on animals than myself, and understand why some find slaughter an option
to an animal no longer needed, or wanted.
