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What Will The Effect Be?
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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 342235" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>I can and do understand where you are coming from with this, but people with large operations generally have too many horses for this to be a viable option. They cannot afford to put down animals that are no longer producing and absorb the loss - horses cost money, and a lot of it over their lifetime. There is also the fact that, when all is said and done, horses are livestock - just like cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats. True, horses are not generally thought of as food, and yes, they are generally more personable, and easier to connect with than other species - and that makes it that much more difficult to put them in the livestock category - but that is what they are and were designed to be. If that sounds cold and cruel, I'm sorry - but it is a fact. I am not a big advocate of horse slaughter, but it is a necessary evil and it does serve a purpose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 342235, member: 539"] I can and do understand where you are coming from with this, but people with large operations generally have too many horses for this to be a viable option. They cannot afford to put down animals that are no longer producing and absorb the loss - horses cost money, and a lot of it over their lifetime. There is also the fact that, when all is said and done, horses are livestock - just like cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats. True, horses are not generally thought of as food, and yes, they are generally more personable, and easier to connect with than other species - and that makes it that much more difficult to put them in the livestock category - but that is what they are and were designed to be. If that sounds cold and cruel, I'm sorry - but it is a fact. I am not a big advocate of horse slaughter, but it is a necessary evil and it does serve a purpose. [/QUOTE]
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