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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 07:06 PM

    horse slaughter even in the US was and would be much worse than cattle slaughter which has improved quite a bit

    as a result of public pressure on publicity sensitive fast food companies. It's not good, maybe, but horses would be much much worse.

    —dick dworkin Read dick dworkin's other letters

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