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Horse Slaughter…not humane euthanasia, letter to editor, mycaldwellcounty.com

Posted by on May 5, 2012

Letter to the editor- Horse slaughter cannot be equated with humane euthanasia

Please visit: http://www.mycaldwellcounty.com/opinion/article_2205fe2e-9399-11e1-b791-001a4bcf6878.html

Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 9:12 am

 

Dear Editor,

(by Jennifer Gatrel’s letter to the editor, posted April 24, 2012.)

This Missouri horse owner and a member of the baby boomer generation is against the reopening of slaughter plants. “Slaughter is exactly what is sounds like. It can in no way be equated with humane euthanasia.”

“Cynthia MacPherson led the fight against her when she wanted to open one is Mountain Grove MO. Sue did not fair too well there, thank goodness. A common misnomer that United Horsemen and Sue Wallis perpetuate is that slaughter is needed to keep horses from being starved and neglected. That is not the truth as I have indicated above. Kill buyers only purchase healthy horses that are in good flesh so they can make a profit. Sue Wallis left United Horsemen after the ban was lifted last year. She started Unified Equine (a company that would like nothing better than to open a horse slaughter plant in the states). She used her political connections to have the wording that de-funded the inspections stricken from the ag appropriations bill last November. So now it is legal to open horse slaughter plants again. The fact that she will benefit financially from her political endeavors smacks of conflict of interest in my opinion.

Cynthia found out quite a bit about Sue Wallis and Unified Equine during her research. Here are links to the taping of the meeting Cynthia held in Mountain Grove, MO which was attended by over 300 MO citizens

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LOdauPSxwM

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT45cBGTgYw

3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA8MPuDt31c

4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7OHejBdgh0

5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-38V26zFc

6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bioPU1sWkV0

Jan Myers  Springfield, MO  American equines do not deserve to be treated in such a horrific manner. I truly appreciate any and all help to get the word out to the average citizen. Our rescues need all the help they can get for they are fighting this battle on the front lines.


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