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I’m not saying they didn’t do the right thing, I’m merely pointing out how interesting it is that they aren’t fighting for the same high standards of treatment of horses when breeders cull their herds, ranchers dump their working horses and any other of the numerous examples of QH’s being thrown away.
Apparently I need to break this down into something simple to understand:
The AQHA supports slaughter.
The breed most sent to slaughter without fail is the AQHA.
It’s been proven ad infinitum that not only is slaughter in Canada and Mexico extremely inhumane, the transport of the horses to said destinations is as well.
Low end auction houses have been proven to show less than humane conditions for horses, many of which are…wait for it…Quarter Horses.
So, we do some math and add this all up and what do we get:
The AQHA doesn’t give a sh$t about the Quarter Horses conveniently thrown away to slaughter, yet wants to wave their high and mighty flag while proudly stating:
Part of AQHA’s mission statement addresses that the American Quarter Horse shall be treated humanely, with dignity, respect and compassion at all times.
If that statement is true, why does it only apply to Quarter Horses who are not slaughter bound?
Again, I’m NOT saying they didn’t do the right thing by banning this person, I just find it interesting and irritating that their mission statement doesn’t apply to AQH’s that are no longer needed.
But hey, thanks for playing and showing you support the AQHA’s double standard. :yes:[/QUOTE]
Apparently, I need to break this down into something simple to understand:
I was in the AQHA office a few days ago.
There are fliers there with all kinds of topics, four I counted alone about being a responsible horse owner, a responsible horse breeder and such.
No, the AQHA doesn’t support slaughter.
As of now, they know that slaughter is like so much else we do, one more process to obtain some renewable, natural resources, here from dead horses.
Slaughter is inherently neutral, as good or bad as it is implemented.
The AQHA knows that how people may decide about slaughter is a personal decision each one has to make for themselves.
The AQHA, as did 200 other associations, did fight in 2007 slaughter bill animal rights extremist pushed, that was just one more try at stopping all animal uses, bringing thru that bill regulations that would have harmed the horse industry in general.
The AQHA and all those others against that bill were not for or against slaughter itself, they were against that one specific bill.
If and when another bill may come to vote that is what is needed for the WELFARE of horses, not pushing ANIMAL RIGHTS agendas, that may be a different situation.
That is where so much of the hatred by those pushing animal rights extremist agendas come from, as here, the AQHA is for ANIMAL WELFARE, not ANIMAL RIGHTS AGENDAS.
Some people can see that important difference.
The AQHA does fight animal rights extremist agendas trying to eliminate all uses of animals.
Just as anyone else with any sense, that sees what animal rights extremists are after.
Time to bring the slaughter topic back, right?
Christmas is the home run for non-profits, now we will be getting all kinds of “causes of the moment” to the front, so people are reminded to donate to the cause!
The double standard here is that of those that have animals and still support animal rights extremist groups, that are after the “elimination of all animals in human hands and none to soon for me!”
