Category: Food safety / animal rights
Level: National
This article concerns policies that affect individuals and
families.
This article discusses the expiration of a temporary order
against horse slaughter
My views:
I used to help a sick neighbor care for her horse when I was
younger. I got to muck his stalls, feed him, and I learned to ride. His name
was Benny and he was a sweet little horse with dear little brown spots. I loved
him as only a twelve-year-old girl can love a horse and was devastated when he
passed away.
I also used to have a pet rabbit named Scurry. He was a mean
little sonuvagun who ate the fur off of my sister’s rabbit, Thumper. He was my
little bunny and, even though he bit me every time I tried to snuggle him, I loved
him as only a five-year-old girl can love a stinky, mean, one-eyed rabbit. Eventually,
we moved across the country and had to send Thumper and Scurry to a rabbit
farm. I am told they thrive here still.
My experiences with Benny and Scurry formed my idea of what
horses and rabbits are (pets) and what they are good for (love and friendship).
I don’t want to eat horse or rabbit. I
have several friends, however, who grew up in Europe where it is not common to
have pet horses or rabbits. Their experiences shaped their ideas of what horses
and rabbits are (meat) and what they are good for (Sunday supper).
The USDA is charged with ensuring that no unwholesome food
is produced in our country or fed to our people. Horse meat is not unwholesome
and it is commonly consumed in many parts of the world. Unless these slaughterhouses
are kidnapping pet horsies, I don’t see why they shouldn’t be allowed to
operate. There’s obviously a demand for horse meat and America seems to have an
excess supply. Them's the breaks, kids.
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