[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Dog Kibble-Horse Slaughter!
- From: Falkrigia@xxxxxxx
- To: d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 10:07:41 EDT
A tremendous number of slaughtered horses go to Europe as food for human
consumption. Horse meat is considered prime fare in many European countries.
Last
figure I read was approx 50,000 AMERICAN wild horses a year are rounded up
and slaughtered for European dining.
I do some horse rescue - very limited due to limited facilities - and
support one of the most active and best horse rescues, Front Range Equine
Rescue ,
with money whenever possible. They work heavily with the mustangs and try to
outbid the slaughter buyers at auction for horses who can be saved and are
mentally sound and social - mustang or not.
Everyone wants to believe it's necessary to kill off the wild horses but
there are other options. Check out Front Range Equine Rescue and get their
perspective.
Also, having been a vegetarian now for over 20 years, with the exception of
an occasional tuna sandwich, I am a firm beleiver that for the true animal
lover, vegetarianism is the real answer. If we weren't raising cattle for human
consumption, we wouldn't have that excuse for rounding up and slaughtering the
wild horses. In reality, the export of American wild horsemeat to Europe is a
big business and one of our prime customers is France.
Yes, nature is tough on these wild horses but part of the reason it is so
tough is because we have taken away so much of the land once available to them
and have placed them in a situation where it is a struggle to merely survive
because of man's constant greed for more land. Kinda like forcing the native
American Indian onto reservations or the near extinction of the American Bison
in
the wild..........all so we can grow hamburger and prime rib.
I don't normally get on this soap box but for a true animal lover,
vegetarianism is the rational answer. No need to kill it if people won't eat
it. No need
to force out some species to hog land to raise food species if there is no
market. And wonder of wonders, once you adapt, you don't miss eating other
animals.
Yes, there are animals who should be humanely euthanized for their own
comfort but slaughter houses are not humane euthanization. And don't let
anybody
fool you into thinking they are. Animals know the smell of blood, fear and
death
and react to it with terror. They don't go peacefully in and go quietly to
sleep at a slaughterhouse.
I once knew someone who raised and slaughtered their own pigs. I asked them
once if they had trouble catching them to kill them and her answer was 'not the
first one'. That spoke absolute volumes about an animal's grasp of what fate
was awaiting it. They know immediately when one of their number is frightened,
hurt or killed. That is a reality. Not this idea that the hamburger arrives
on the dinner plate without pain, fear or suffering.
There are tough choices in life. I, for one, don't think the choice to lose
our wild horses should rest on whether or not some Frenchman wants Mustang
steak for dinner or whether or not these horses take up grazing land for
cattle.
As a nation, we are growing fatter and less healthy with every passing
generation. Obesity in children is almost an epidemic in this country. A change
to
moderation in our eating habits would benefit most everyone from the poor
Mustang looking for a little space to live in peacefully to the poor taxpayer
footing the ever increasing costs for care of those who have eaten themselves
into
infirmity from childhood on. Moderation in out national eating habits and
public awareness of the actual destination of much of this meat could change
the
future of the wild horse dramatically.
I am also a realist. I do not expect that people will suddenly stop eating
other animals.Gene is not a vegetarian though he rarely ever eats meat now but
I
certainly don't harass him if he does. It is a personal choice. Moderation is
a great start.
lynda
Check out our websites for constantly updated info and pictures
www.falkrigiashepherds.com
www.thecraftywoodchuck.com
============================================================================
POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original
author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind
are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the
Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY
MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY
FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE
PROSECUTED.
For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues
============================================================================
Other related posts:
