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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:00 AM

Horses to the slaughter

U.S. horses are meeting gruesome ends abroad, while the debate rages on: Are horses 1,500 pounds of food or friend?
By Megan Wilde

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  • Monday, June 29, 2009 06:58 PM

    horses can't be humanely slaughtered under any system which has a realistic chance of being implemented anywhere, the resources to do it right and enforce it will NEVER be available

    so the only humane way to handle the situation is to apply the same legal standards and practices that are applied to cats and dogs. (You can legally shoot your own dog, but if you miss and therefore aren't quick you are legally liable, this would work with horses too when necessary).

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