> programs are. . But, you can feel "sinful" for something you > don't do (I > assume you don't) but I won't be distracted into feeling guilty for > something I didn't do when we are being misled about their > "superior" > breeding programs. > Karen Thomas, NC
I understand Karen~ you and I do not....but America as a group does....that is what I was saying. I do not really see the difference between cattle, pigs, sheep, etc and horses......except that we love them very much and most Americans do not see them as a meat source, but some people in the world do. Philippines for example...they eat horse meat at least here in this state and it is legal....I do not like it, but I will not go on a preachy course about it either as I eat meat....cows, pigs, chickens, lambs, fish etc etc.... I know some of you see that as different, but pigs are very intelligent, more than dogs, that we Americans do not eat, yet other cultures do eat dog meat... What I would like is a more humane way to raise and slaughter animals.....we raise our own sheep for meat....they live a very happy life free range......they way our culture raises cattle is very unsettling to me, chickens and turkeys who never ever get to be on the ground......that to me is more cruel than eating horse meat. Not trying to get into a argument....just that we as Americans are not so nice to a lot of our animals here and most people I will assume buy meat from a regular grocery store and eat meat from animals that I would consider to have been tortured. I know that meat eaters do not like to talk about it, and I think most of us here are meat eaters, so no...I do not think the Icelandic people are horrible and cruel, I think that they are people just like us. Storme Just to Clarify~~~~Not an Icelandic Groupie, but I do not hate them either....
