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Would Americans Tolerate Pet Dogs & Cats Being Eaten in Asia?
Glenville, PA
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Jo Deibel of Glenville, Pennsylvania, is devoting her life to rescuing thoroughbreds.
Americans would be outraged if an animal shelter as a fund-raiser sold all their cats and dogs to a meat processing plant to be eaten in Asian countries.
Far fetched? When it comes to cats and dogs, yes. But every year more than 80,000 horses are shipped to meat processing plants to be eaten in Europe and Asian countries. So why would Americans tolerate the eating of horseflesh but not stand for eating cats and dogs?
That same question was raised recently by Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated writer, in these comments made on National Public Radio (NPR): "It's not our business to tell other people what to eat, but that doesn't mean we have to supply meals for foreigners. In some parts of the world, they eat dogs and cats. Would we permit slaughterhouses for our Fidos and Tabbys so that their meat could be exported to faraway dinner tables? That's what we're doing with our horses"
Currently a Horse Slaughter Prevention Act is pending in the Senate (S1915) and House (H.R. 503) to stop the slaughtering of horses in the U.S. and to be sold and eaten in France, Belgium, and Asia. In France and Germany horsemeat is now in high demand because of the Mad Cow Disease scare.
Until the bill becomes law, people like Jo Deibel of Glenville, Pennsylvania, is devoting her life to rescuing thoroughbreds auctioned to kill buyers hired by meat processing plants in the U.S. Deibel, President of the Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc. (www.saveahorsenow.org) feeds and cares for the rescued thoroughbreds until they are adopted.
"What if we sold Irish Setters to meat processors because they were unwanted?" asks Deibel. "If that's wrong, why do we allow thoroughbred horses to be eaten just because they are too slow to race any longer?"
Now, thanks to Virtual Horse Adoption, anyone can help rescue one of these loveable, kind and gorgeous thoroughbreds by becoming a sponsor. Virtual Horse Adoption allows sponsors to adopt a horse for a week or more. Says Deibel, "It costs roughly $12 a day to care for a horse, or an average of $375 per month. By paying for a horse's upkeep for a specified time, the participant can pick any horse to sponsor until he or she finds their loving forever home"
A horse may be selected by going to www.saveahorsenow.org
Far fetched? When it comes to cats and dogs, yes. But every year more than 80,000 horses are shipped to meat processing plants to be eaten in Europe and Asian countries. So why would Americans tolerate the eating of horseflesh but not stand for eating cats and dogs?
That same question was raised recently by Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated writer, in these comments made on National Public Radio (NPR): "It's not our business to tell other people what to eat, but that doesn't mean we have to supply meals for foreigners. In some parts of the world, they eat dogs and cats. Would we permit slaughterhouses for our Fidos and Tabbys so that their meat could be exported to faraway dinner tables? That's what we're doing with our horses"
Currently a Horse Slaughter Prevention Act is pending in the Senate (S1915) and House (H.R. 503) to stop the slaughtering of horses in the U.S. and to be sold and eaten in France, Belgium, and Asia. In France and Germany horsemeat is now in high demand because of the Mad Cow Disease scare.
Until the bill becomes law, people like Jo Deibel of Glenville, Pennsylvania, is devoting her life to rescuing thoroughbreds auctioned to kill buyers hired by meat processing plants in the U.S. Deibel, President of the Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc. (www.saveahorsenow.org) feeds and cares for the rescued thoroughbreds until they are adopted.
"What if we sold Irish Setters to meat processors because they were unwanted?" asks Deibel. "If that's wrong, why do we allow thoroughbred horses to be eaten just because they are too slow to race any longer?"
Now, thanks to Virtual Horse Adoption, anyone can help rescue one of these loveable, kind and gorgeous thoroughbreds by becoming a sponsor. Virtual Horse Adoption allows sponsors to adopt a horse for a week or more. Says Deibel, "It costs roughly $12 a day to care for a horse, or an average of $375 per month. By paying for a horse's upkeep for a specified time, the participant can pick any horse to sponsor until he or she finds their loving forever home"
A horse may be selected by going to www.saveahorsenow.org
Scott Lorenz
President
Westwind Communications
Plymouth, MI
734-667-2090
734-455-7090
First Url: Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc
