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Horses suffer as U.S. economy sours
United Press International ^
| Jan. 31, 2008
| United Press International
Posted on 01/31/2008 2:23:17 PM PST by mdittmar
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Can't we all urge the Senate to pass this bill,lets do it for the horses;)
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:23:18 PM PST
by
mdittmar
To: mdittmar
Horsemeat
Good eatin'.
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:26:13 PM PST
by
fishtank
(Fenced BORDERS, English LANGUAGE, Patriotic CULTURE: A good plan.)
To: mdittmar
LMAO! Economy sours-women, children and horses hardest hit...
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:26:41 PM PST
by
Texan5
(You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line...)
To: mdittmar
I was told long ago, don’t have a hobby that has to eat.
To: mdittmar
I like horses a lot (probably because I’ve never been bit or kicked). Can’t I care without seeing them as equals to people?
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:28:56 PM PST
by
CCCnative
(waiting for socialism to fail in Santa Cruz as it did in Soviet Russia)
To: SF Republican
It’s not a hobby, it’s a tax farm.
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:29:09 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(oil--the world currency)
To: mdittmar
And it’s a shame that Illinois is trying to shut down the last horse processing center in the U.S.
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:29:37 PM PST
by
Tinman73
(Human nature requires We forget the terrible things We see. A truly intelligent person remembers it)
To: mdittmar
Isn’t this good news for dog owners?
To: SF Republican
Sounds like generally sage advice.
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:32:54 PM PST
by
ECM
(Government is a make-work program for lawyers.)
To: fishtank
Yikes!! What an awful picture.
Horsey
To: mdittmar
They think horses suffer? Just wait and see what happens to marriages.
And the murder rate!
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:38:33 PM PST
by
RobRoy
To: mdittmar
Why does George Bush hate horses?
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:39:17 PM PST
by
jbwbubba
To: mdittmar
I've been watching the local
craigslist farm and garden category, and people are dumping all kinds of livestock - horses, cows, goats, sheep, pigs, donkeys, mules, pigeons, chukar partridges...
I'd love to get this mustang, but where would I put it?
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:39:30 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
To: mdittmar
Horses suffer as U.S. economy sours"We aren't all suffering"
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:40:41 PM PST
by
Toddsterpatriot
(Why are protectionists so bad at math?)
To: mdittmar
Wade Hanson of the Humane Society said calls about neglected horses are running at 15 a month, while about 15 horses are dying needlessly a year. Both neglect cases and deaths have quadrupled, the report said. Hanson said many newly rich people bought spreads in the country and added horses without knowing much about them. "They thought they were going to be ranchers," he said. Absolute tripe. I know a guy who runs a horse ranch. The reason that people are abandoning them is a direct result of a recently passed bill that prohibits the slaughter of horses for meat in the United States. Formerly when a horse outlived it's usefulness you could sell it for slaughter where the meat would be sent overseas or possibly used domestically. This meant that horse breeders could get a certain amount of income from selling their horses for slaughter when they had no other use.
The ranchers now have a little way to recoup the cost of upkeep for horses that aren't worth anything otherwise. That means they're either forced to keep pouring money into maintaining horses, ship them for slaughter to Canada or Mexico where it's legal but where shipping costs almost outweigh profit or abandon them.
These abandoned horses are a direct result of congressional action.
To: mdittmar; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; Diplomat; ...
Female, gay and illegal horses hurt the worse!
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:43:05 PM PST
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Wish I was a little closer to your area. I’m particularly interested in the brush hogs that are for sale. The 13 footer must be a real dandy, mucho bacon for sure!
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:46:09 PM PST
by
WinMod70
To: mdittmar
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:48:13 PM PST
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
To: mdittmar
Well, it’s like I tell most libs (which causes them to grit their teeth) Prosperity is the key to our problems.
Prosperous nations can afford to take care of animals, the environment, the disabled, the old folk. Whack away at prosperity, you end up actually wrecking your efforts to take care of the less fortunate.
I’m convinced the libs do it purposely. Wreck the economy by interfering and taxing “to help the children”, and suddenly everything is worse and everyone needs more help. Then the government gallops to the rescue.
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posted on
01/31/2008 2:50:58 PM PST
by
I still care
("Remember... for it is the doom of men that they forget" - Merlin, from Excalibur)
To: mdittmar
Mares and foals hardest hit.
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