tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post7585012777019215002..comments2024-01-16T03:59:50.183-05:00Comments on U.S. Against Equine Slaughter: Stenholm Confirms Plans to Rebuild Horse Slaughter Industry in the USAMz.Many Nameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024590325712635526noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-47699391628637996912009-03-04T13:19:00.000-05:002009-03-04T13:19:00.000-05:00Most horse owners agree that horse slaughter is ne...Most horse owners agree that horse slaughter is needed to obtain balance. There are several good posts here already that clearly explain why.<BR/>I own 6 horses and I do large animal rescue. The rescues are full, the foster homes are full and the vets of those places are putting animals down. In what way is that different?<BR/>Horses are killed by vets every year whether you like it or not. We do not have to prove any reason to do so, in fact there are owners putting them down just because they can no longer feed them right now.<BR/>I have too many horses on my place because of the upset to the industry, horses are worthless right now. I am not at the point of putting them down, but I will if I have to. The sad thing is that viable horses no longer have an option of being rehabbed or cared for, it's all first come first served now and what that translates to is the old grey mare who has laminitus and colics every other day and who just needs to go over the Rainbow Bridge is held here on the planet through heroic measures wasting valuable resources while young horses are put down becuse there is no where for them to go. I have seen foals sold at auction for $5!<BR/>If you think that no slaughter means that less horses are put down, you are mistaken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-60438517654863785602009-03-04T12:52:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:52:00.000-05:00Jolese, there are a lot of people that are unwante...Jolese, there are a lot of people that are unwanted too, do you think we should kill them too?<BR/><BR/>first option for some people: kill them<BR/><BR/>thought process: zero<BR/><BR/>Learn about the intelligence of animals and their qualities and how they live their lives! In a lot of cases it is better than how we live ours! Look how they can bond with their young, partners families, if we let them that is. They are not inanimate objects for us to do as we please with! <BR/><BR/>Oh and instead of talking about bleeding hearts, I think you need to find yours!Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793796491180104480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-46898367393323733622009-03-04T12:41:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:41:00.000-05:00Anonymous March 2ndYour personal interpretation of...Anonymous March 2nd<BR/><BR/>Your personal interpretation of the Bible is very wrong! It does not say that animals are here to serve us but that we are to offer them protection and look after them.<BR/><BR/>It is very selfish attitude to think that animals are here purely for us. We share the planet with them. They have a whole range of emotions and it is mindless and ignorant not to recognise their qualities or that they are entitled to live their liives as much as we are. They have an interest in living their lives albeit different lives from us, but nonetheless they are entitled to live their lives as nature intended! Remember that old thing - nature?Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793796491180104480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-11481834991945352122009-03-03T23:50:00.000-05:002009-03-03T23:50:00.000-05:00There is no reason to put down any horse just beca...There is no reason to put down any horse just because people say its unwanted.People that say that don't truely understand the meaning of a horse.<BR/><BR/>My horse stop a snake from bitting me.I have also seen my horse cry.They do have feels the same as you and me.<BR/><BR/>Horse is no different from a dog;Horse be taught tricks and to dance just like a dog.Can dog food is not mad out of horse meat;since 1971 do your research.<BR/><BR/>Slaughters houses have been closed now for 2 yrs.Just because times are getting a little hard they want to start slaughter houses again.We all know what kind of laws that were broken;while these plants were open.<BR/><BR/>They said, if they are reopen;that they will change the way they put horses down.But we can't say that,it will not be different.Its seems that very bad and cruel things has happen before;no one can not say it want happen it.<BR/><BR/>God created all animlas;it does not say in the bible to slaughter them.<BR/><BR/>I Love my horse now and for ever.With horse being shipped to slaughter alot.I'm worry that she might get stolen;because slaughter is still going on.<BR/><BR/>I have a 40 yr old mare;yes times are hard;but she will never go to slaughter no matter what the cost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-13234902614374296172009-03-03T22:17:00.000-05:002009-03-03T22:17:00.000-05:00What the horse slaughter industry doesn't want us ...What the horse slaughter industry doesn't want us to know is, their business is already illegal. And it'll only take a day in court to prove it.<BR/><BR/>Stenholm is a Pimp for foreign horse slaughter companies and Texas killer buyers. If they dare try to license a new slaughter facility in the U.S. it is time to file a lawsuit (the minute they file for a business license) to challenge them on the legalities of the unregulated animals they intend to slaughter for human consumption. <BR/><BR/>All horse owners know the various medications their horses receive, most of which state on the label 'do not use in horses intended for slaughter/human consumption'. Once used that horse is now illegal to be slaughtered for food. Bute for example, there are no approved uses of bute in food-producing animals. It's limited to use in dogs and horses only and in horses it's limited to those not intended for slaughter. So, any horse that's been given bute, it's illegal to process it for food. In the EU any horse that's had bute in it's lifetime is not eligible for consumption - ever. <BR/><BR/>The horse is the only animal in the U.S. where food safety regulations - illegal banned food animal drugs are completely ignored by the USDA, FDA, AVMA... and ignoring this fact doesn't make it legal, it's not (and they know it). <BR/><BR/>The slaughter of unregulated horses for human consumption will LOSE in court because we have laws that strictly regulate all animals that go to human consumption. <BR/><BR/>There is no way to regulate animals that are brought to the slaughterhouse from unknown origins, picked up here and there from various places, no medication records, no nothing, just the cuts and bruises on their bodies and the fear in their eyes.<BR/><BR/>Horses aren't raised in herds for their meat, they're not raised in factory farms, they're not raised in feedlots. They are owned by individuals, usually several individuals over their lifetime, not a farmer/rancher raising food.<BR/><BR/>There is no control over medications that have been given to any single horse that is slaughtered for consumption, and every single slaughtered horse would have to be tested for illegal drug residues and of those found positive, the meat would have to be destroyed as well as any meat it may have already been mixed with. Doing this would kill slaughterhouse profits, not to mention subject them and their suppliers to fines and prosecution.<BR/><BR/>My friends it's time to get serious with the drug issue because it's the only way to legally stop Stenholm, Sacia, and anyone else on the horse slaughterhouse bandwagon.TerryWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721234405718255435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-85427799530060672072009-03-02T21:57:00.000-05:002009-03-02T21:57:00.000-05:00Any responsible horse owner will realize that hors...Any responsible horse owner will realize that horse slaughter is a vital part of the horse industry. Focus should have been pointed towards humane hauling to processing plants and humane means of ending their lives, not on closing it down. This was an extreme choice that was fueled by extremists. That is never a good thing. Slaughter is a more humane option than a horse starving in someone's back yard for a year or more with over grown hooves and no vital care. Slaughter needs to be reintroduced in the USA for the sake of millions of horses. Don't let your "bleeding heart" tell you it's wrong without knowing the simple facts first. There are dangerous, old, sick, and starving horses that would have a better end with this option.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-27505262923408489052009-03-02T17:27:00.000-05:002009-03-02T17:27:00.000-05:00This is so sad for our country, horses are not lik...This is so sad for our country, horses are not like cats and dogs. They have NO feelings of love for man. Those who think so are not in the real world. The bible says-animals were put on earth to serve man, not for man to serve them. There must be a humane way to slaughter horses, and to transport them to slaughter. I don't know about human consumption, but what about all the dogs and cats that eat canned food. Horsemeat in in themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-81137436166960977732008-12-28T12:06:00.000-05:002008-12-28T12:06:00.000-05:00' Chuckie sayThere livestock there so many stupid ...'<BR/> Chuckie say<BR/>There livestock there so many stupid pepole inthis world i can hardley belive it. Take care of our children and eldery let liviestock be eatten who wants it my neighbor thinks its teribble that icatch and eat fish So many nuts its just shows how stupid anti slaughter pepole are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-35583031516440285982008-12-07T13:49:00.000-05:002008-12-07T13:49:00.000-05:00Stenholm is a propagandist and will say anything t...Stenholm is a propagandist and will say anything to promote his cause (he's a paid lobbiest for the foreign horse slaughter industry). This man would sell his own grand children to the slaughter house if he thought it would make him a buck. And Vicki's right, anybody who would open up a facility that would be closed in the near future is just plain crazy. Horse slaughter is coming to an end and none too soon if you ask me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460941708854974581.post-79815330517567410942008-12-06T22:58:00.000-05:002008-12-06T22:58:00.000-05:00He said MAY open. They can open all they want but ...He said MAY open. They can open all they want but they can't operate without USDA inspectors. They'll have to amend the farm bill to remove the Ensign-Byrd language or appeal to the Supreme Court. The lower courts have already ruled that fees for inspection is against the law. Opening on an Indian reservation won't work either. Although they are sovereign, federal law trumps their laws.<BR/><BR/>There won't be any plants opening in the US. Nobody in their right mind is going to open a business or loan money to a business that has legislation pending that will shut them down. In addition, who would insure them for loss of business?<BR/><BR/>www.vickitobin.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com