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Date Posted: 10:15:59 09/25/06 Mon
Author: Crystal
Subject: J.F. - That horse is your property -- until dinner time...>>>>
In reply to: Crystal 's message, "Opinion Article from Lewiston Morning Tribune" on 10:13:54 09/25/06 Mon

J.F. - That horse is your property -- until dinner time

Jim Fisher

Members of Congress may be so tied up in knots, partisan and otherwise, they can't deal with major issues like health care, immigration and even the federal budget, but by golly, a bipartisan coalition of House members came together Sept. 7 to prohibit the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
How soft-hearted of them.
Soft-headed too. In their zeal to prevent unwanted American horses from being fed to foreigners with a disgraceful taste for horse meat, the majority in the lopsided vote neglected to provide another way to deal with the animals.
There may be a cushy retirement home waiting for Bo Derek, Willie Nelson and the other entertainment figures who urged Congress to pull horse meat from the mouths of craven European diners. But for horses no one wants or cares for -- from uncompetitive race horses in Kentucky to wild mustangs in Western wildlands -- what is there?
Too often, the answer is nothing.
That is why more than 200 organizations expressed opposition to the measure, including the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the American Quarterhorse Association.
Humane treatment of horses is not the only concern contributing to arguments against the bill, either. Aside from those wild horses in the West, nearly all horses in the United States belong to someone. They are property, in other words: private property. Who are the members of Congress to tell owners of horses -- or rabbits, frogs, snails or other creatures prized for their flesh in other countries -- that they may not sell that flesh for others to eat?
Or are horses sacred animals in these parts, to be treated the way cows are in India?
Speaking of which, where do Americans get off eating cattle? Not only is the practice barbaric, but sometimes the meat is so full of artery-clogging fat that diners would be better off swapping it for something leaner and healthier, like a good horse steak. -- J.F.

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