It's no different than for cattle, pigs, chickens, etc.
Horses are livestock. If you can afford to treat yours like pets and want to feed them until they die of old age, that's your business.
But once the owner of a horse can no longer afford to pasture and feed it, which is happening (by design) all the time under Ubama, what do you suggest happens to it?
PS - Under Ubama, suicide is the leading cause of death. It ain't just horses he's killing.
A joint press release put out by two animal welfare organizations—Animal Law Coalition and Animals’ Angels—states that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was aware of “extreme cruelty during horse slaughter at facilities in the U.S.” The December 4 press release claims are based on a 906-page document and nearly 900 disturbing photos released by the USDA.
The document and photos were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request submitted three years ago by equine cruelty investigator Julie Caramante. Animals’ Angels assisted Caramante in obtaining the documents, and they are now working with Animal Law Coalition to assess and disseminate the information.
“I’ve been an equine cruelty investigator for a number of years,” Caramante says, “and I’ve witnessed many incidents of animal cruelty but nothing could prepare me for these images.”
According to the press release, “The photographs document significant injuries to horses at the slaughter house. Injuries included conscious dismemberment, open fractures, blinding, and battered faces. It appears some horses were left to bleed out. Other injuries indicated long-term abuse and neglect.”
“The pain and terror these horses had endured is criminal,” Caramante says.
The documents and photographs released by the USDA can be found at /redirect.aspx?location=http%3a%2f%2fwww.kaufmanzoning.net. WARNING: THE IMAGES ARE EXTREMELY DISTURBING.
http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-news/2008/12/05/american-horse-slaughter.aspx