[Nickname]

I remember reading back before the “Great Recession” that horses that normally would have been sent to slaughter were being turned loose to fend for themselves in the wild. That to me is a bigger “ick” factor and I imagine the problem’s gotten much worse since this economic mess.

[1rudeboy]

You don't even have to truck your horse to a state park, you can simply drop him off on someone else's property. I've heard stories of people waking-up and finding horses in previously empty stalls.

When that is the alternative to spending $300-$400 to have the horse put down, is it surprising?