I've been hearing about more domestic horses being abandoned here in Arizona. This trend started at least a year ago but is now once again on the rise with most of the blame placed on the bad economy.
The horses are being turned loose to fend for themselves, but since the domestic horses lack of survival skills they often end up being killed by predators, hit by cars or die of starvation.
Abandoned domestic horses have little chance of being adopted by wild bands of horses and often are attacked by them. It's not very often that you find a domestic horse that haas not been torn up or kicked out of the herd.
I just read in the March 10, 2009 edition of the Deming Headlight, the infamous Baxter Black says the solution to this problem is to bring back horse slaughter in this country. He says I am a well-intentioned but irresponsible animal lover....Personally I think he's crazy!
You can read his story here: http://www.demingheadlight.com/deming-opinion/ci_11874917
What's your views on abandoned horses... should they go to slaughter?
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