Chicagoist: Judge's Ruling Closes Horse Slaughterhouse

Paul or the Giant Rabbit

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:03:52 -0600

If horse owners were prepared to bear the considerable expense of keeping old horses, there wouldn't be a need for slaughtering them. Prohibiting the practice sounds like a pretty silly idea, aimed at the more foolish wing of PETA.

some people

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:24:08 -0600

never forget that animal rights people may say they want this stuff to be "humane," but its a lie. they want to erode the meat industry's clout gradually so they can push vegetarianism. if you're okay with meat, which you should be, it's ridiculous to nitpick about what animal is being used for food (unless of course its an endangered species).

Joe m500

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:44:22 -0600

I have also been outside the horse slaughter plant in Illinois, and I can tell you, it's farmers bringing their horses to the slaughter in the same way they cart them around to horse shows. No broken legs or any BS like that. So there you go, some people want to make more lawsand now many people will go jobless and many horses will simply get a bullet through the head at the farm. Way to go big gov't!!!!

Joe M500

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:41:55 -0600

the difference between horses and cows IS HUGE!!!!! horses do not carry diseases like mad cow horses meat is much leaner horses meat tastes better your argument about which animal is more frightened at the time of death is silly, at best. You OBVIOUSLY have never been to a slaughterhouse for any kind of animal. I've seen a few and I understand how some people choose vegetarianism. But meat is good, so kill away. Horse sushi is on my toplist of foods to explore, as I've already enjoyed different horse sausages in Belgium, France and Germany.

laura

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:53:48 -0600

bopo - thanks for letting me know. It should be fixed now.

bopo

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:49:56 -0600

Chicagoist Typowatch, Week somethingsomething... "But some people do an objection a moral objection" Sounds like a bonus-track line from the doe, a deer, a female deer song. =)

K.

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:29:33 -0600

The difference between a horse and a cow is huge when it comes to this slaughter tactic- cows are very passive creatures and, reportedly, do not panic when killed in this manner (I've never actually visited a slaughterhouse but this is what I'm told). horses, on the other hand, become absolutely terrified, and will buck/kick/do just about anything in an attempt to save themselves. Additionally, the manner in which horses are transported to slaughter is grossly inhumane- horses routinely break their legs, enucleate their eyes, and endure various other significantly painful injuries en route to the slaughter house. This is also not a problem with cows.