While she was making a good case to end horse slaughter- what did she propose as a solution for the 60,000-100,000 unwanted horses every year?
I am a horse lover and own several horses right now. I don't send my horses to slaughter- I retire them and care for them until their death. I have even taken in horses others did not want to or couldn't care for. I do not believe any action should be taken to end horse slaughter until there is a system in place for the unwanted horses.
There are several celebrities who are fighting to end horse slaughter- but talk is cheap. What they really need to do is set up horse sanctuaries, and put their money where their mouth is.
I do not think the taxpayer should pay to care for all the unwanted horses, which is what will end up happening if slaughter is simply ended. Remember when the wild horses were saved? Taxpayers are still paying to feed and care for them month in and month out while they languish in equine prisons. Ending horse slaughter is not some magical thing that will make all horse owners responsible people. If the horse owners want to get rid of a horse and there is no slaughter the chances of that horse being starved or otherwise neglected/abused are pretty good. The way I see it, the very horses they want to save are those that will pay the price if they end slaughter without providing a solutiion to the unwanted horses.
Anyone that wants to save horses from slaughter can do that right now. All they have to do is go to their local livestock auction and outbid the slaughter buyers. Slaughter buyers are the bottom of the horse market so they are pretty easily out bid.
When I see Willie and Bo starting horse care facilities for unwanted horses then I might take them seriously- until then they are just talking BS about something they don't know anything about.
The interview was a while ago, so I don't remember. I wouldn't be surprised if she hadn't thought that through. I was really surprised at how intelligent, thoughtful and conservative she was.