I think that's a huge stretch. That's really like saying, if they can get us to treat dogs and cats humanely, then we will agree to stop eating pigs. Silliness. Not everything is a slippery slope.
Most (clearly not all) Americans tend to see horses more as pets than as food items. Again, from an economic point of view, I don't think horses make sense as a food animal. Of coursel, somewhere on earth someone eats pretty much anything they can get their hands on. It would make more sense for us to eat grasshoppers, as they are plentiful, and I suspect quite low in fat.
susie
You want to know why horses shouldn't be slaughtered you ill minded freak? Because they are NOT MEAT ANIMALS!!! They pulled our carts, they gave us thier power so we could ride comfortably, they carried our messages, they led us to WAR! Do you honestly think America would still be america if it weren't for horses? No... We would be under the Brits' if it weren't for horses! For those of you who belive in God, consider this, donkeys end up in slaughter too, and it was a donkey that carried Mary across those vast deserts and mountains while she was pregnant with Jesus Christ. If that donkey hadn't been there (thank God it was), poor Mary would have had to give birth on the cold sandly desert floor. For those who are more political, consider this; nearly 78% of the horses that go to slaughter, are been stolen. Now, the other reason horses should not be slaughtered is because the devices used to slaughter the poor majestic creature are not humane. They are designed for cattle, therefore since the cattle have smaller brains, the bolt is smaller. So when the bolt hits the horses' much, much, much larger brain, the horse is still conciuos. Sadly the horse is disabled. The horses are bled out fully conciuos and well aware of what is happening, and that explains why some of the horses that arn't fully disabled move around a little so they can try to get away.
One last thing, how would you like it (when i say 'you' i mean everyone)if you worked loyally and very hard for your whole life without any pay, and then you found yourself surounded by grief, death, and evil. How would you like to be struck in the head with a bolt and then find yourself in so much pain you wanted to scream, but you couldn't. How would you like it if you were hung upside-down by a chain and then be bled out, ALL WHILE STILL FULLY CONCIOUS! Is that how you would want to end your life? I have nothing more to say, except that those who feel the slaughter of these majestic, caring, sinless, intelligent creatures is OK, then they are black hearted demons from a firey world i fear to think of.
- Elizabeth