[rooster1]

My daughter is a great lover of all animals and wrote this article to bring this issue to the attention of all concerned persons.

[TexasRepublic]

Unless you are a vegetarian, you can't condemn the horse industry any more than the cattle industry or poultry industry.

[antaresequity]

Hmmm...so your daughter loves horses...fine...

Who the hell is going to pay for all of these horses to lounge away their retirement in some pasture...NOT ME.

[philetus]

I like horses.
I also liked the Jack in the Box burgers,in the 1970's, that had horsemeat in them.
Wish they still had them.

[strongbow]

My wife and I are mixed marriage. She is a horse person, I am not. That not withstanding I would not like to see her old mare sent to the knackers. We keep the dear old nag at a cost of around $200 a month, excluding ferrier and vet bills. Horse people do not adhere to common notions of logic regarding these animals. Putting it down is not a subject I dare broach. Still, I would never let the animal get butchered up like a pig in a meat shop.

[Wumpus Hunter]

My girlfriend just told me that Ferdinand (Kentucky Derby winner in 1986), met his demise in a jap slaughterhouse last year. He made millions for his owners, but the bastards couldn't "afford" to put him out to pasture.