[John O]

Animal=property=food

I don't see what the problem is. Of course I wouldn't eat horse (probably more of a cultural thing than anything else) but if the person who owns the horse wants to butcher it for dinner who am I to interfere with his property rights.

Now if the treatment of the horse causes the meat to be inedible or dangerous then that treatment needs to be stopped. But it needs to be stopped due to it's effect on humans NOT due to it's effect on the horse

[r9etb]

But it needs to be stopped due to it's effect on humans NOT due to it's effect on the horse

Are you saying that, because a horse is property, then it would be just fine if I decided to mistreat the animal according to my whims?

[HairOfTheDog]

Animals are property....

But humans can be better than that.

Horses are not treated like cattle here. I believe we make a higher contract with them than food animals. We ask them to do things for us, we demand their cooperation and their obedience, they carry us, perform for us, and in doing that show us affection and loyalty. It is for that they they deserve loyalty from us. Because ~we~ are better for returning their loyalty.