[AFreeBird]

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?

The history of man and horse goes back thousands of years. The horse has transported us, tilled our soil, harvested crops, carried us into battle, been a companion; basically every thing we've asked the horse to do he's done, even if reluctantly.

We owe Horses a better legacy than the slaughterhouse.

[Wayne07]

oh wait I thought this was FREErepublic.com, must have come to the wrong site.

[shield]

We owe Horses a better legacy than the slaughterhouse.

How true. The sellers of these horses at auctions were led to believe they were being bought as pets...not dinners for the French.

[calex59]

The history of man and horse goes back thousands of years. The horse has transported us, tilled our soil, harvested crops, carried us into battle, been a companion; basically every thing we've asked the horse to do he's done, even if reluctantly. We owe Horses a better legacy than the slaughterhouse.

We have had relationships with other animals, as a matter of fact cows were ridden and hooked to plows and wagons before horses were and in areas where horse were not available, should we stop eating cows? Cows have also been used to harvest crops. Never have read about any carrying anyone to battle but I wouldn't be surprised, yet I see no one advocating not eating cows, except for vegetarians and they at least include all animals in their lists.

As as I said in an earlier comment this nonsense about not eating horses is emotioal pure and simple and has no logic or basis in fact. When the liberals do this with other issues conservatives jump all over them. I guess it is alright to let emotions rule you if you are a conservative.

[Larry Lucido]

We owe Horses a better legacy than the slaughterhouse.

Care to be more specific. Someone gets the bill, and you can't just address it to "we."

[Jeff Chandler]

The history of man and horse goes back thousands of years. The horse has transported us, tilled our soil, harvested crops, carried us into battle, been a companion; basically every thing we've asked the horse to do he's done, even if reluctantly.

That's what makes them so tasty!