Quote Originally Posted by CathyBogart
I think this is a stupid law based on stupid social taboos in our country. Horse meat is leaner than beef, and better for you, much like buffalo. This law is there because people think "horsies are pretty" or whatever, and somehow value the life of a horse more than the life of a cow or a pih.

Really, now, who are we to say that a horse's life is worth more than a cow's or a pig's? If someone wants to slaughter and eat horses, why is that any worse than slaughtering and eating pigs?
So you'd be fine with say, dog slaughter houses where when people didn't want their dogs anymore for whatever reason, they could just drop them off, let them be slaughtered and send the meat to another country? These horses are not raised for food, they are raised as companions and workmates. When they get old or not "useful" they are dropped off at a slaughter plant where yes, they are slaughtered. This bill is not about the morality of eating horse meat. If other countries want to eat horse meat and have slaughter plants, then that is their culture. The horse meat from slaughter plants here is exported only for the most part.

People rehoming or selling their horses are often fooled by buyers who pretend they are buying the horse for their own use and then instead sell it to a slaughter plant for more money than they paid. It is NOT the same situation as cattle/swine in this way. Many are beloved companions and pets that for one reason or another, end up in the slaughterhouse. It has little to do with "people don't like it because they are pretty." I would feel the same towards our companion animals, dogs and cats, that are not eaten here but eaten in other countries.

By the way, it's possible to disagree with something without bashing it and calling it "stupid" for those who feel strongly about it.