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[RC] Mass slaughter - Terry BanisterHorses, dogs and cats and even exotics are NOT in OUR food chain. They are supposed to be companion animals in our country (and the exotics are supposed to be "preserved"). Witness, they are as vulnerable as children, in the sense that they are not in control of their own lives (and deaths). We "owners" are in sole charge of whether their life compares to a child's summer camp or a Nazi concentration camp. And some of our society is treating a large percentage of these animals worse than we treat our criminals or prisoners of war. They are starved, chained, locked up in tiny cages, solitary confinement or overcrowded conditions, transported in trucks unfit for their size, transported days without food or water, and killed in an environment of horror. Tell me how the slaughterhouse process, from the auction to the death chamber, differs from the Nazi death camps?Why do we treat animals with such ice-cold disrespect when they need us most? Why do we care for them during part of their life, then turn our back on them? We are not questioning whether animals should be put down when old, sick, dangerous or no-longer-useful. And we are not able to control the fact that our most humane attempts to euthanize with drugs or bullet sometimes get botched. But we are concerned about the number of healthy surplus/unwanted animals are exploited, abused and killed for . . . money. Auction to slaughterhouse is a long abusive process that exists simply to put money in some people's pockets. The owner of the horse is in control of whether this continues. No horses taken to auction > no auctions > no slaughterhouses. Guess what, individual businesses could sprout up to handle the euthanasia/disposal void, hopefully, in a more humane way. I know that we as a society can come up with new ideas, funds and legislation to address issues if we WANT to. Messenger Café — open for fun 24/7. Hot games, cool activities served daily. Visit now.
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