Kill pen horses

[coldblooded]

I can't believe that someone who frequents a snake forum would write something this ridiculous. Let me get this straight. You are against killing horses for dogs to eat but you are ok with killing horses and cremating them. Once again you are fine with the death of the horse. The problem you have is that another animal could gain sustenance from the death of the horse. How exactly do you justify your snake keeping. If this is what it takes to be civilized I am not interested. You appear to be pro dog, what should dogs eat. Should we raise and kill a cow for dog food and then cremate the horse? As a society we have really lost touch. We need to minimize suffering. If using the body of a horse can keep us from having to kill some other more socially expectable animal then how could that be bad. In case anyone wants to take my position to the extreme to rebut my statements let me do that for you. I am an organ donor and if it was legal I would have no problem with my family taking whatever is left and having it rendered for animal food. I would much rather my pets get a good meal then have some ashes for my family display on the mantel.

I know this isn't directed at me but I did want to clarify something that I said. (I do understand and agree with what you are saying)

In my previous post in this thread, I talked about animals that were euthanized chemically being rendered into pet food.

The largest problem with this (aside from the fact that most owners have no idea that this could happen when their animals are euthanized) is that the medications the animals were on, along with the chemical (pentobarbital) used to euthanize the animal have the potential to be incredibly harmful to animals that ingest them.

The pet food industry is a whole different animal (no pun intended) of a thread so I won't continue to go off topic.

[Egapal]

I know this isn't directed at me but I did want to clarify something that I said. (I do understand and agree with what you are saying)

In my previous post in this thread, I talked about animals that were euthanized chemically being rendered into pet food.

The largest problem with this (aside from the fact that most owners have no idea that this could happen when their animals are euthanized) is that the medications the animals were on, along with the chemical (pentobarbital) used to euthanize the animal have the potential to be incredibly harmful to animals that ingest them.

The pet food industry is a whole different animal (no pun intended) of a thread so I won't continue to go off topic.

A really good point. You are correct in that my post was in no way directed at you. Using euthanized animals for food is wrong on many levels. The chemicals are of course an issue. As much as I would be ok with myself or my animals being used as food (assuming it was safe to do so) its certainly not ok to do so without the consent of the owner. Its also not ok to sell animals feed with ingredients misrepresented.