Re: Please help save our horses!!!!

[Valerie Martineau <valm@zianet.com>]

It seems that we have several issues going on here, and yes, it does 
have something to do with endurance.  One issue is the fear of our 
beloved horses being horsenapped and sold to the killers.  Another is 
the issue of humane handling en route to the killing fields and humane 
slaughter after they get there.  I confess to being a meat eater, and I 
am frankly more concerned that animals be dealt with humanely while they 
are alive than what happens to them after they die.  FYI, I understand 
that the dog food folks are not the largest consumer of horsemeat, but 
in fact that the market in Europe is what keeps the killers in 
business.Does anyone know??

Jerry wrote:
> 
> Kelli, as a young man I worked in a slaughter house that was owned by my
> grandfather.  We did cows, pigs, chickens, sometimes turkeys.  The chickens
> and turkeys meet the same end as the cows.  Never saw a horse come through,
> but if someone one wanted I'm sure grandpa would have carved it into steak
> for them.  When a horse goes to slaughter that does not mean they wind up
> as steak in europe.  As I understand it , most of the horses wind up as dog
> food.  Maybe that why my Lab Rawhide looks so good.  Anyway, the system
> takes care of our unwanted horses. Its just a fact of life, that seems to
> work well. Jerry Fruth
> 
> Hickory Ridge Arabians web page:
> http://www.evansville.net/~hikryrdg/
> 
> Standing JABASK KNIGHT
> On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Kelli Norcross wrote...
> >Calling attention to all breeders, owners and lovers of horses.  What do
> >we do to keep our friends out of the slaughter houses and off dinner
> >plates?  How do we protect them?
> >
> >According to the USDA, over 358,000 horses and ponies were slaughtered
> >and processed in this country and exported to Europe for human
> >consumption in 1989. Additional 77,203 horses were exported live to
> >Canadian slaughterhouses. Each one of the animals killed every year is
> >an individual, sentient being, fully capable of feeling the boredom,
> >stress pain, thirst, fear and panic imposed on him or her. The meat
> >industry considers the animal a profit making item, whose death is
> >merely part of the production process.
> >
> >"If slaughter houses had glass walls, everyone in the world would be a
> >vegetarian" ~Linda McCartney
> >
> >"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the
> >way it's animals are treated" -- Mahatma Gandhi
> >
> >"If mankind and the world as a whole are to have a future, it will be
> >necessary that we reduce the selfish tendencies in our ethics in favor
> >of a higher regard for the community and for the whole of creation" --
> >Ernst Mayr (Biologist)
> >
> >"Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of
> >character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to
> >animals cannot be a good man" -- Arthur Schopenhauer (Philosopher)
> >
> >URGENT CALL FOR HELP:  To show that we make a difference and to be
> >heard, completely eliminate BEEF out of our diets for a month to give
> >the industry a kick in the butt!  They have used horses to supplement
> >their income, now let's let them know it is unacceptable.  I am not
> >asking you to become a vegetarian or to stop eating all meats for a
> >month, just BEEF.  Why?  Because it is important that it be obvious to
> >the same people that are causing the inhumane treatment of our horses
> >that we are targeting them.  It is the only way to be heard.  Keep
> >eating everything else you normally would; chicken, fish, etc... but let
> >them know we have the power to influence the meat industry.  Boycott
> >BEEF for one month.  When they ask why the demand for BEEF has dropped,
> >we can tell them why.  It worked when they boycotted tuna to save the
> >dolphins.  So my friend, will you help to save the horses?  Mark your
> >calendars, for the month of March, eat chicken and seafood!!!!!
> >
> >Please help by forwarding this message to as many people as you can.
> >Thank you!!!  Your fellow horseman.
> >
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