American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

[bugmankeith]

Talking about in the U.S.

 

[Zarathustra]

Talking about in the U.S.

I know. Well, I believe that there are only a handful of people that work with horses, and have any strong feelings for them, compared to number of people that regularly interact with dogs. I have an affinity for dogs that I do not share with horses, and I think it’s because I only see horses on television. As far as I’m concerned, if it lives on a farm, it’s food. A lot of people probably feel this way, and that's why it's ok to eat horses. That’s just my opinion. I can see how farm people might feel differently.

 

[Cirith Ungol]

I know. Well, I believe that there are only a handful of people that work with horses, and have any strong feelings for them, compared to number of people that regularly interact with dogs. I have an affinity for dogs that I do not share with horses, and I think it’s because I only see horses on television. As far as I’m concerned, if it lives on a farm, it’s food. A lot of people probably feel this way, and that's why it's ok to eat horses. That’s just my opinion. I can see how farm people might feel differently.

I can agree with that.

I think we should destinguish between wanting a certain type of meat and needing meat in general. The circumstances are ofcourse today that we can have what we want, but take away that freedom, because perhaps of famine, and ones stomach will open ones eyes for what new and exciting possibilities there are to extract meat from various, previously shunned sources. I believe that depending on how poor a society has been and/or how rural it has been in recent years, the standards for what is and isn't ok to eat shifts more towards "all" meats in case of the rural society. That just seems a natural conclusion. With other words, are you rich enough you can be chosey, be not rich enough and you consider every possibility to get that extra food. So I think it's not even an ethical question, but just a practical one, decided by hunger.

In the days where horses were frequently used for work they would often end up working for quite some time, but be slaughtered for meat once they had passed their prime. The same ofcourse with animals that couldn't be taken care of.

 

[thisgal]

Arguing against animal cruelty is one thing, but arguing against consuming animals in general is just asinine. We were out clubbing woolly mammoths on the head before we were out plowing fields. We're omnivores, people. In all fairness, to each their own, but no one has the right to go around telling other people their way of life is wrong.

Aaaaand, regarding this horse cruelty issue (and any other animal cruelty, for that matter), THERE are some people who need to get clubbed on the head. Ugh.

 

[Drachenjager]

Talking about in the U.S.

ever hear of dog soldiers? guess why they called them that lol not because they barked at the enemy lol