Re: RC: horse slaughter

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 11:34 PM 3/15/00 -0500, Renee wrote:
> In the end, it really comes down to what gives
> the owner a sense of closure. 

The issue is not really about what's the "best way" to end a
horse's life, but whether or not the ways that are available are the best
possible for all involved - the horse as well as the human. 
Wouldn't you agree that the horse should not suffer *more* in order to
give the human a "sense of closure"?  The issue with
sending a horse to slaughter is that for some horses (horses that are
located far from a slaughterhouse) , that option is cause of additional
suffering.  Is it a good thing for a horse to suffer for such an
elusive thing as a human's "sense of closure"?  Some
people would say the human's emotional state is more important than the
horse's emotional or physical state.  Some say the opposite. 
To me it seems that neither is 100% right.

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