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Horse owners need to have options
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Aug. 22, 2013 12:17 pm
As horse owners who love our horses, we see a need for options for people who cannot afford to feed their horses. To cull a herd is not a sin. If there are too many horses desirable for horse lovers to buy at an auction, then the slaughter plants buy them. Just because a few people do not want to kill any animal is not a reason to eliminate horse slaughter, especially if horses are for sale. If there is a demand in other countries for our products, why not sell to them?
We hope slaughter houses for cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry and horses are allowed to continue.
Clarence and Jean Rouse
Independence
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