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Originally Posted by Flaming Homer
So what’s your alternative? Horses are immensely more expensive then a simple house pet such as a dog or cat to care for. Not to mention time consuming. So as mentioned by prior posters in how this event saves a majority of horses lives and they get to continue to do something they love. Would you welcome one into your house to “save” it from the chucks? Do you believe there is a magical horse sanctuary somewhere with endless land and money for them to run free?
I don’t mean to single you out but I hear this all the time. But I never hear what people think should then be done with these animals that is actually a plausible scenario and not something from a feel good movie. Because I never hear part 2 of the plan to cancel the chucks.
And on a second note the zoo too me is far more cruel. Caged up animals never getting to do what they are meant to do while people poop along and stare at them for their amusement. I don’t know how you could be anti chucks and yet pro zoo. I think it’s because viewing the wagons forces you to see the harsh facts that some times things don’t go as planned and life isn’t a cushy bubble. When things go wrong they go wrong immediately and in front of your face and a lot of people can’t handle that as they’d rather feign ignorance.
You should go to a slaughterhouse and take a peek. If you think the chucks are cruel then I’d be interested to know the word you describe when you find out where your meat comes from. But hey, it’s a lot easier to just ignore that and pretend that’s not what’s going on.
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I have no doubts about my hypocrisy.
The visible challenges are the easier ones to take on than digging up others. It's the same with any stance though. The idea that you have to take on all aspects of a cause or none at all is stupid. No one has time for that and nothing would get done if you did.
As for step 2 on the chucks: fewer horses being used for races should mean fewer are being born/raised to race. Slowly phase out the event.