A cruel fate awaits these horses at the Kaufman slaughterhouse.
Posted on 09/02/2006 11:25:29 AM PDT by shield
A cruel fate awaits these horses at the Kaufman slaughterhouse.
Warning: This video contains disturbing images of the slaughter of Horses
[It's images hard to ease from your mind so beware.]
From the Alamo to the open range, the horse is permanently woven into the fabric of Texas.
A cruel fate awaits these horses at the Kaufman slaughterhouse.
But this symbol of the west is being slaughtered by the thousands here in Texas, only to end up on the dinner tables of Europe.
Next week, Congress could change that and for residents of one Texas town it can’t be soon enough.
In the shadows of a great American symbol, a great American icon quietly begins to stir. A nearby dumpster and a vulture circling above hint at the gruesome fate that awaits.
And so begins another day at the Dallas Crown Plant in Kaufman, Texas.
“It’s a dirty little secret, that doesn’t benefit the city of Kaufman, the state of Texas or the United States,” said Kaufman mayor Paula Bacon.
Americans think there are laws to protect horses. They have no idea that three foreign-owned slaughterhouses, not American-owned, are operating in this country, two in Texas, and killing 100,000 American horses.
(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...
House Bill 503 to be voted on Sept. 7th, 2006 to stop the slaughter of Horses in America.
ping
Someone has to say it.....Filly Mignon
I ate horsemeat on a trip to Switzerland. Nothing out of the ordinary.
I wonder why it's so popular? I gotta say, it's difficult to imagine horses being more economical to raise than cattle.
susie
ping
Why? We slaughter other animals for food. What's the difference?
I don't see what the big deal is. Horses are not used for transportation anymore and are not prevalent as pets. Should they be accorded more rights than, say, pigs?
I can see you've NEVER had a horse you've loved like a cat or dog. They are some of the finest pets ever.
I honestly don't know. Climate? Geography? Forage?
While I don't particularly care to try horse meat, I am curious why would we ban the slaughter of horses? What is the difference between slaughtering a horse versus a cow, pig, chicken, rabbit, squirrel, etc... etc...etc...
What?!? And you claim to be from Texas.....
"What is the difference between slaughtering a horse versus a cow, pig, chicken, rabbit, squirrel, etc... etc...etc..."
I agree. I mean, if anything, horses deserve it more. No squirrel has ever lost me money by not running as fast as it should!
Paraphrasing Col. Potter (M*A*S*H): 'Horses are noble beasts, you don't eat them; cow's are ugly, we're doing them a favor by eating them'.
Screw the French!
BTW: How can good Texans allow this to happen? I don't care if it is a French owned company doing this, cause unless they're importing froggie workers, this slaughterhouse is employing Texans!
So what are we supposed to do, set up retirement homes for them in Florida? Sheesh!
Bag up the dims and leave the friggen horses alone.
i dunno,
what does "put them on the european circut" mean?
But harder on the furniture! :^)
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