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Location: Arkansas | IRunOnFaith - 2017-07-13 8:15 AM
Nita - 2017-07-12 10:36 PM If I'm reading that right, the slaughter houses would re-open WITHOUT regular inspections. Or, without any inspections. I'm opposed to that. I would like to see them re-opened in the US, but with proper oversight. I would also like to see more about the Right Horse Initiative. Thanks for posting that, Chandler's Mom. I could get behind something like that. I hope it's successful. Just the opposite actually:
Again, this Agricultural Bill has had an amendment, in past years, that pulls funding from the USDA to pay Inspectors for Slaughter houses processing horses. This in turn closed the doors on all facilites processing horses because they could not get an inspection. Thus they had to close.
The Bill has just been voted to pass WITHOUT this wordage, leaving funding for the USDA by the Federal Governement to pay inspectors for facilities processing horses. Therefore, in 2018 the USDA can now pay inspectors to inspect slaughter houses processing horses. It it speculation at this point who, where, or when slaughter houses will open back up in the US and just how many regulations will be put on the houses. I am hoping it is more economical to process humanely in the States, but if it is not, the majority may still end up in Mexico if the pricing is better per pound... In reference to the gree highlighted area: Is there a way to Donate to this? Could someone post a link to donate to this? If there is a way to donate, what are you doing to help this Initiative succeed?  Just a thought. I am sure they need funding too. 
The website is therighthorse.org. I am tech challenged so don't know how to make things live, etc. I haven't gone to the website yet but hopefully it will help answer some of the questions y'all may have. | |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Quick3 - 2017-07-13 2:26 PM IRunOnFaith - 2017-07-13 12:47 PM Quick3 - 2017-07-13 10:38 AM Good! Again, like others have said, I would rather all horses live to a ripe old age in belly deep grass but we all know this is a fantasy. My neighbor’s animals are a perfect example of those who would be far better off being sent in that direction. They are essentially feral animals with no care and starving to death! Even now when there is green grass, skin and bones because there is so many of them on the small acreage they are on. I feel any end is more humane then slowly starving to death! The only horse I have ever personally sent through a sale with full intentions of it going to a killer was a mare that was truly a dangerous animal. She was a flipper with no sense of self-preservation. There was no Clinton Anderson or Parelli-ing her out of this behavior as some will suggest. She was flat out dangerous. Yes, I could have just shot her but I didn’t have a way to cover her to prevent coyotes, buzzards and my dogs from eating her. As far as the human consumption argument, I still haven’t figured out why people are so against it. I would prefer to never have to taste horse meat but if my family was hungry, you bet your bottom dollar we would be having a horse roast tonight! Slaughter is a necessary evil but one we need in our country so it can be done better and held to a higher standard.
It's illegal to bury a horse in our county. The enviornment people claim it leaks medicine into the ground water...
And it might... But when the shelters refuse to help, when the rescues are full, when no one is funding these other alternatives and they are literally full to bursting what then?
If I wanted to shoot my horse and bury it, I would pay $1500 just for a disposal plus the cost of the tow truck to come haul it away.... ETA: I guess I was adding to what you already stated. I agree with you.
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Location: North Texas | Chandler's Mom - 2017-07-14 11:36 PM
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