100,000 abandoned horses per year-Time to get out the .22

[Who?Me?!]

Originally Posted by Calvinist

They are used for meat in many countries. Perhaps it's time to reconsider the idea.

I'm all for that...but some horses are pumped full of drugs so the meat shouldn't be eaten...think I'll stick to home grown nature-fed venison

[HappyTexan]

There are organizations.

I donate to Habitat for Horses.

Habitat for Horses - Your Equine Protection Organization - Horse Rescue, Rehabilitation, Horse Education and Adoptions

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by Calvinist

They are used for meat in many countries. Perhaps it's time to reconsider the idea.

They are used for meat in the US.

Just not human food.

There are some people in our area that eat their horses.

[kshe95girl]

This is happening on a large scale in Florida, particularly Ocala, the self-styled "horse capital of the world".
Just in the last week or so there was a story in the paper about the rescue of 35 starving mares and foals, all Thoroughbreds.
Very sad, DD took about 200 pounds of feed and several bales of hay over to the rescue farm, and has taken more since.

[HappyTexan]

When the economy tanks...pets become liabilities to people more so than in good economic times.

Plenty of starving and abandoned horses being rescued in Texas as well.

[MIKEETC]

A similar story overseas:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/21/wo...l?pagewanted=1

[gvillesux]

i agree with getting out the .22, but shoot the owners who abandone the horse!

[Minethatbird]

Originally Posted by Calvinist

They are used for meat in many countries. Perhaps it's time to reconsider the idea.

Was tried in the 1970's. Most people would have nothing to do with it.

[Dewmik]

Colorado has a prison horse rescue. I am not sure if KY dose that or not but it has worked well for CO

[andrea3821]

Originally Posted by Metlakatla

I really do think that's a lot of it.

Last spring my sister adopted a beautiful little horse who had been part of a BLM roundup--original owner was a family who lost their jobs.

The BLM roundups are a whole 'nother issue.