[China Clipper]

Last year alone, more than 42,000 horses were slaughtered right here in the United States, not for pet food, but to satisfy the human demand for the delicacy of horsemeat in countries such as France, Italy, Belgium and Japan.

And how many tens of thousands of cows were slaughtered? And chickens? What's the problem? Horses are cuter? These stories never fail to amuse me. I don't condone ANY cruelty to animals, but weren't animals placed here for our custody and needs? We don't have to be cruel, I surely agree, but folks, these animals are here for a reason. It's supposed to be that way.

[r9etb]

What's the problem? Horses are cuter?

Well, yes, sorta. It's the same reaction we have to folks slaughtering dogs for food. We know horses and dogs as more than mere animals. Even people who've never touched a horse "know" (from movies, stories, and history) that they're somehow closer to being "people" than is the lowly cow.

There's just someting about a horse that makes us consider them to be noble, beautiful beasts.

I don't know that there's any logic to it, but I confess that I'm one of those who considers horses to be "more than food." They just are.

[upcountryhorseman]

You probably never owned a horse. When you own a horse
and ride him, you develop a relationship with him that
is unlike any other. He is much more than a pet, you
work together in achieving a balanced movement. Also,
there are many situations where a horse has saved his
rider's life.

[HairOfTheDog]

but folks, these animals are here for a reason.

They bust their butts for us, figuratively and literally. They give us their life energy performing for our amusement and doing our work.

To throw them away in a slaughterhouse while they obediently cooperate because doing our bidding is their nature, simply because they no longer suit us, is our shame.