Reply #29: My sister tells me at those auctions...

[cynatnite]

Good registered horses are being sold for practically nothing. A few bucks. She bought three registered colts for under a $100. Right now they have over 20 horses and can't take anymore in. No one is either willing or can't afford to take in any more horses. That's another reason why they end up at these slaughter houses.

She doesn't support the slaughtering of these animals for food and neither do I, but some other alternative needs to be found for these animals. Shutting down three slaughter houses when there are others such as those for dogfood are left operating seems rather hypocritical, but yet, who wants their dog to go without?

Euthanizing horses cost a lot of money and that's not counting their disposal after they die. And who wants to walk out and start putting bullets in the heads of horses? That sort of video would illicit a hell of a an emotional response as well.

Yes, we want better for these animals and better is possible, IMO. It's just a matter of being willing to do more.