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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I've eaten cattle that I've known personally, but there's no way in hell I could bring myself to eat an unknown dog. Horses I'm a little less sure about whether or not I could eat them. For me, I think it goes down to level of intelligence. I know someone who has trouble eating octopus because they're pretty smart animals.
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I can understand why people don't eat dogs. I think it's a dumb line to draw, but I understand it. But I think it's funny that we look down on other cultures that do eat dogs. The octopus thing is ridiculous.
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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I have heard arguments that a lot of horses end up in the slaughterhouses because their owners don't want to deal with them anymore. If a bill like that were to be considered, I think there would have to be serious thought on what happens to horses that are abandoned by their owners because they're too expensive or a pain in the ass or whatever.
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If you can shoot a horse because it breaks its leg, you should be able to shoot it because you're hungry (or can get some $ for it because someone else is hungry).
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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I've also heard about assholes who get permits to round up some of the wild mustangs in Oklahoma under all sorts of promises that they'll take care of the horses who later turn around and sell them to slaughterhouses.
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Well, then the answer would be to not allow them permits. If you want to maintain the wild mustang population, do so. But it should be the same process as any other hunting license and the goal should be to protect their numbers. If they don't need protecting or if there are too many of them, then by all means, round 'em up and serve 'em up.
TM
