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Oling_Roachinen · 07-15-2019, 10:09 AM

I agree with Fuzz in a theoretical sense. Breeding and training horses purely for racing, often times being sent to slaughter a couple years after they are boring because they fail to make the cut, is pretty barbaric.

But on a practical level, the Kentucky Derby brings in 20M viewers in the US alone, horse racing isn't going anywhere. So I don't see how the slaughterhouse is a better option than chuckwagons for these horses. I do think they should continue to reevaluate to make it safer, fine and get rid of reckless drivers and the like, but it's a faux-solution for these horses if you get rid of the chucks. It won't do any good.

07-15-2019, 10:09 AM	#89
Oling_Roachinen Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	I agree with Fuzz in a theoretical sense. Breeding and training horses purely for racing, often times being sent to slaughter a couple years after they are boring because they fail to make the cut, is pretty barbaric. But on a practical level, the Kentucky Derby brings in 20M viewers in the US alone, horse racing isn't going anywhere. So I don't see how the slaughterhouse is a better option than chuckwagons for these horses. I do think they should continue to reevaluate to make it safer, fine and get rid of reckless drivers and the like, but it's a faux-solution for these horses if you get rid of the chucks. It won't do any good.