Posted 2008-11-27 3:13 PM (#95435 - in reply to #93175) Subject: RE: Horse slaughter lawsuit?
Expert
Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
I clicked on horse owner and it said I didn't qualify for the survey so I went back and clicked on the "not affiliated with horses or the horse industry" it said I didn't qualify so I kept going down the list. All but the top two let me on to the survey. I guess they only want "professionals" to answer their questions.
It also told me my answer was to long on one of the "other" responses. I don't think it made much sense after I shortened it.
Posted 2008-11-27 9:29 PM (#95439 - in reply to #93175) Subject: RE: Horse slaughter lawsuit?
Location: KY
After I read Terri's post I went to the site out of curiousity. Don't understand the criteria for being allowed to take the survey, but it seemed to me that the survey is slanted towards advocating for legislation to control ownership/breeding of horses.....yuck....however, it did allow an option for re-opening the US slaughter plants.
Posted 2008-11-27 10:01 PM (#95441 - in reply to #93175) Subject: RE: Horse slaughter lawsuit?
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 378 Location: Nebraska
To find out about the survey you need to talk to Julila Andersen (202)296-4031. She is the AHC staff member on the unwanted horse coalition. President of the AHC is James Hickey Jr. If you can't get any answers there go to the AHC web site click on "board of trustees" and call any one of these people and you should get helped. Most of the board of trustee members are members of other associations ; ie AQHA, USEF, jockey club, breeders and racing, AAEP and others. So call Julila and talk to her first. If you think this is about legislation toward control of owner/ breeding I would advise you call you association, as a member you should "pitch a bitch" against anything of that nature.
Posted 2008-11-29 9:58 PM (#95482 - in reply to #93175) Subject: RE: Horse slaughter lawsuit?
Veteran
Posts: 219 Location: Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Did the survey did not have any problems with the questions. Its kind of long. Would like to see the results of it when finally completed. To me if you own/breed/train/or anything else with a horse you should be able to take the survey.
Posted 2008-11-30 1:23 AM (#95485 - in reply to #95442) Subject: RE: Horse slaughter lawsuit?
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 378 Location: Nebraska
When you say education, Who exactly are you going to educate? What are you going to teach them? The AQHA is going to lower their breeding and registration fees. That's great if you want to breed and registar horses, but how will that help add value to or market horses in a flooded market. That's like fanny or freddie giving out $250,000 home loans with an $18,000 income. The outcome will get ugly. The horse industry revolves around unwanted horses.But as an industry we have to regulate these unwanted horses. not reward and provide incentives to owners and breeders. If you're thinking about teaching owners and breeders about horses you'd be wasting your breath. Most already know all about horses. What they don't know, their neighbor does. The horse industry has already given the loaded gun to the do gooders and they have shot us in the foot with it by closing down the packing houses. We can not let them put the next bullet in our head.
Posted 2008-11-30 7:01 AM (#95489 - in reply to #95485) Subject: RE: Horse slaughter lawsuit?
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 420 Location: Iowa
AQHA is going to lower their breeding and registration fees????? Just curious, but where did you get that information from? Im a Life Member. This is the first I heard of this.
Posted 2008-11-30 10:01 AM (#95500 - in reply to #93175) Subject: RE: Horse slaughter lawsuit?
Elite Veteran
Posts: 1069 Location: MI.
I guess you can't teach common sense. What was I thinking? If slaughter houses were to become legal again, do you think it would slow down irresponsible breeders/owners? I think it would be used as a crutch and not a just place for the old, sick, dangerous horses.
Posted 2008-11-30 10:11 PM (#95525 - in reply to #95500) Subject: RE: Horse slaughter lawsuit?
Expert
Posts: 1871 Location: NY
GONE is right about slaughter house being a crutch but I would like to see if the unwanted horse have to go then slaughter them humanly and take the meat and help feed the homeless and other needing people that way (to me) the horse did not die in vain but to help for the last time
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What was I thinking? If slaughter houses were to become legal again, do you think it would slow down irresponsible breeders/owners? I think it would be used as a crutch and not a just place for the old, sick, dangerous horses. 