Poll
Horse Slaughter Incentives
Would you have supported the proposed South Dakota horse slaughter plant incentive?
Total votes cast: 3123
Comments & Write-in Answers
I would like to know what other alternative there are for people that can't afford their horses?
2/4/2008 9:11:06 PM
It's all about money. Zoos and pet food plants could support new slaughter plant with incentives!
2/4/2008 8:07:55 PM
Absolutely! There has to be somewhere to take unwanted horses! It's better than leaving them starv
2/4/2008 7:56:46 PM
An ABSOLUTE waste of tax payer money to fuel blood money for a few people. This is an abomination.
2/4/2008 7:40:50 PM
For the voter that said every state needs a slaughter plant...why are you even reading this news?
2/4/2008 4:31:44 PM
Its cruel, its wrong, its unneccessary!!
2/4/2008 2:48:01 PM
Absolutely not!!!
2/4/2008 2:14:02 PM
ASPCA cannot support them all. We need checks & balances
2/4/2008 1:26:31 PM
While slaughter is a vile end starvation/abuse/neglect are worse.
2/4/2008 1:18:26 PM
I am from SD, and I would have been appalled and ashamed if this legislation had passed.
2/4/2008 1:18:11 PM
Without plants there will be more and more abused animals as people tire of them/
2/4/2008 12:57:59 PM
Maybe when Gramma can't look after herself - we could send her to slaughter.
2/4/2008 12:18:13 PM
Horses are not raised for food or consumed in the US. They should not be slaughtered here.
2/4/2008 12:03:28 PM
There is just not enough places for unwanted horses.
2/4/2008 11:21:46 AM
Horses give so much, they should end their live in peace.
2/4/2008 11:02:29 AM
Closing the plants has killed the horse market ! Breeders be careful what you breed
2/4/2008 10:50:04 AM
End the butchery, once and for all.
2/4/2008 10:29:49 AM
Horses are not for food!
2/4/2008 9:41:53 AM
slaughter cows or buffalo instead
2/4/2008 9:27:14 AM
Slaughter is not the answer. If so, why not allow unwanted dogs & cats to be slaughtered for food?
2/4/2008 8:20:28 AM
I've been involved with horse for many years and I see there needs to be an inexpensive plan to disp
2/4/2008 12:27:55 AM
Baby cows are just as cute as horses. Pigs are smarter than dogs. Unless I became a vegetarian ...
2/4/2008 12:01:12 AM
horses should NOT be slaughtered, period!
2/3/2008 11:45:35 PM
we need something. horse slaughter IS a necessary evil in the horse industry.
2/3/2008 11:41:29 PM
I support a federal ban on horse slaughter period.
2/3/2008 11:33:06 PM
starvation or slaughter - too many starve at the hands of their owners due to no alternative
2/3/2008 10:47:36 PM
Yes, with very careful guidelines about how the horses were transported to the plant and killed.
2/3/2008 10:06:17 PM
just another ploy to make $$$$$$ off the slaughter of our horses!!!
2/3/2008 9:54:54 PM
We dont need a slaughter house. We need responsible breeders!
2/3/2008 9:22:04 PM
why do we want to add another death house, when we are desperately trying to rid the kill houses we
2/3/2008 9:07:45 PM
The United States needs to step up to the plate and take proper care the excess horse population
2/3/2008 8:44:27 PM
There are many unwanted (some for good reasons) horses that need a place to go unfortunately
2/3/2008 7:43:55 PM
Killing them here is better than killing them in Mexico.
2/3/2008 6:17:03 PM
Slow down the back yard breeding, love the horses you have and they will certainly bring you love!
2/3/2008 6:10:57 PM
Better to have regulated humane slaughter than the export to who knows what inhumane treatment
2/3/2008 6:06:36 PM
It is so mean boo boo
2/3/2008 5:12:23 PM
I wouldn't support a slaughter, but a quick death is much better than dying of thirst and hunger.
2/3/2008 3:19:06 PM
Enough. Most people don't want this.
2/3/2008 2:27:30 PM
Horses are spirts of god;they deserve to live there lifes;not be butchered
2/3/2008 2:15:48 PM
It would help with the neglect and starving of our horses
2/3/2008 1:49:54 PM
After seeing what happened when US plants were closed, hopefully we learned our lesson.
2/3/2008 1:06:57 PM
horse meat is food for some people in the world, just as chicken and beef are a staple here.
2/3/2008 9:20:39 AM
every state needs a slaughter plant
2/3/2008 8:41:29 AM
Many farmers can't afford maintaining old horses
2/3/2008 8:28:50 AM
Horses are pets, not protien. Slaughter is the easy way out for backyard breeders and racing.
2/3/2008 2:12:26 AM
horse prices are ridiculously low - many breeders will go under
2/2/2008 11:46:08 PM
It is a necessary evil.
2/2/2008 11:16:40 PM
NO U.S. horses slaughter by foreign business for foreign eaters ??
2/2/2008 10:34:43 PM
90K unwanted horses a year what are we do with them rescues are full USDA regulation is needed
2/2/2008 10:16:08 PM
If theres no market value people will learn to control their breeding decisions more responsibly!!!!
2/2/2008 9:42:40 PM
It is an inhumane and frightening death for a horse to go through
2/2/2008 9:42:15 PM
This country was built on their backs..what a legacy(of murder) to leave our children!
2/2/2008 8:32:14 PM
Slaughter is about greed plain and simple, euthanize the old or sick, stop over breeding!!!!!
2/2/2008 8:02:34 PM
It is INSANE to not offer that option to those unable to afford euthanizia We ALL gonna die......
2/2/2008 7:32:32 PM
no, for God's sake!
2/2/2008 6:59:31 PM
In America, we don't eat horses!
2/2/2008 6:15:30 PM
I feel that we need the slaughter kept in the US for humane reasons. Mexico is terrible on humane p
2/2/2008 5:57:05 PM
Slaughter is welfare for scum who can't make money legitimately with horses
2/2/2008 5:03:47 PM
a humane death is better than starving to death because the owner can't afford feed!
2/2/2008 4:58:36 PM
Without slaughter horses will starve and suffer
2/2/2008 4:50:01 PM
Horses are no different than any other livestock
2/2/2008 3:55:04 PM
Horses are flooding the market with nowhere to go. So they suffer.
2/2/2008 1:59:45 PM
The lack of slaughter plants is contributing to the extinction of the low-end horse market.
2/2/2008 1:48:35 PM
the supply is too many for the demand, doesnt help when 40000+ tb born a year
2/2/2008 1:25:34 PM
We need something to help with the problems that are only starting to surface.
2/2/2008 1:23:47 PM
Not only is the number increasing, look at the $$$$.. suffering long term is NOT the answer !
2/2/2008 1:23:08 PM
regulated breeding practices should be implemented now to prevent overpopulation going to slaughter.
2/2/2008 12:18:13 PM
some kids are going to get killed before we know it from horses that should have been killed.
2/2/2008 11:57:53 AM
Better than starving horses tied to trees and abandoned or death by machete in Mexico!
2/2/2008 11:16:51 AM
Banning horse slaughter in the US is going to kill the horse market.
2/2/2008 10:34:50 AM
Better to SD than Mexico,Regulate industry correctly and USDA and cruelty rules in effect."Regulate"
2/2/2008 9:37:50 AM
i would rather see them put to good use than to starve.
2/2/2008 9:27:34 AM
Not just no, but HELL NO!
2/2/2008 9:06:18 AM
How many "NO" voters have "adopted" the unwanted horses?
2/2/2008 8:36:17 AM
Better to have horses humanely killed then to have them suffer due to neglect /unregulated slaughter
2/2/2008 7:52:15 AM
It would help with people who are now, just dumping horses because they can not afford hay or feed.
2/2/2008 7:39:10 AM
we have horses being abandonded here - we need a place for them to go
2/2/2008 6:44:18 AM
We stopped it in Ilinois and Texas. What makes them think we would allow it elsewhere?!
2/2/2008 2:54:21 AM
HR503/S311the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act!
2/2/2008 2:04:52 AM
Closing the US plants was short sighted. We need humane facilities with regulation, NOT MEXICO!
2/2/2008 1:06:37 AM
Absolutely NOT! Breeding should be curtailed, reduce unwanted horses.
2/2/2008 12:09:53 AM
We have seen the results of the bleeding hearts' campaign to eliminate horse slaughter. A rise in
2/1/2008 11:19:55 PM
not only no, but hell no
2/1/2008 10:35:32 PM
It is either slaughter or starvation
2/1/2008 10:19:03 PM
Unless Pete is going to feed them all you better open the plants back up
2/1/2008 10:03:28 PM
slaughter houses promote abuse of our horses.
2/1/2008 9:48:09 PM
Thank the Lord it was voted down!!! That was a ridiculous idea!!
2/1/2008 9:35:26 PM
Keeping slaughter open in the U.S. allows us to regulate slaughter practices & humane treatment
2/1/2008 9:14:08 PM
humane slaughter houses are necessary
2/1/2008 9:07:13 PM
never for human consumption
2/1/2008 8:55:18 PM
Why does'nt the gover. ban all tranporting of horses for slaughter any where in the US
2/1/2008 8:50:33 PM
There has to be a place to send unuseable horses
2/1/2008 8:44:22 PM
greed!!!
2/1/2008 8:40:41 PM
we need slaughter plants that are humane
2/1/2008 8:20:27 PM
horses are livestock and should be treated as such
2/1/2008 7:15:59 PM
THe U.S., needs a humane way to slaughter horses.
2/1/2008 6:31:13 PM
We do not need to be slaughtering horses
2/1/2008 5:35:34 PM
Those of you against it, must have never watched a horse really suffer.
2/1/2008 5:29:37 PM
People have totally forgotten most people who own horse are not millionares like Toby Kieth.
2/1/2008 5:23:30 PM
Need a place for folks to sell in a hurry. Too many rescues of poor/lame horses.
2/1/2008 4:54:55 PM
with out slaughter houses we will be over ran with a lot of unwanted horses and dis and injured hors
2/1/2008 4:31:31 PM
I vote yes even though I do not support all the animal rights stuff
2/1/2008 4:12:32 PM
slaughter done in a humane manner is a necessary part of the equine industry
2/1/2008 3:38:25 PM
I believe in humane euthanasia when warranted, rescue and rehab otherwise
2/1/2008 3:18:43 PM
horses deserve better than this!
2/1/2008 3:11:42 PM
this should not occur in the US at all.
2/1/2008 2:41:17 PM
No way in hell would I support that proposal. I'm anti slaughter!! We got rid of 3 of those holes!
2/1/2008 2:28:30 PM
Let the French eat cake - NOT our horses!!!
2/1/2008 2:20:52 PM
How many times do we have to say this? NO slaughter of our horses! Stop overbreeding...
2/1/2008 1:45:46 PM
none needed except public awareness of the situation
2/1/2008 1:44:47 PM
Europe is hypocritical, banning Amer. beef (due to drugs) while importing Amer. horsemeat.
2/1/2008 1:25:47 PM
because its sick, wrong, idiots that eat horse meat anyway!!
2/1/2008 1:21:51 PM
ABSOLUTELY I would have supported it! WE NEED IT!!
2/1/2008 1:09:07 PM
there needs to be an option for unwanted horses, old animals for people.
2/1/2008 1:08:11 PM
There will always be irresponsible breeders, much more humane death than starving.
2/1/2008 12:59:01 PM
The US needs to have a horse slaughter plant for the product that can be exported.
2/1/2008 12:37:40 PM
I had rather unwanted horses to go to slaughter thatn to starve to death
2/1/2008 12:34:32 PM
St least they would be slaughtered humanly, In Mexico they are not, Living in Mid-Mo they still buy
2/1/2008 12:28:46 PM
tHAT WAS INSANITY AT ITS BEST! SLAUGHTER AN AMERICAN ICON? IS THAT SICK OR JUST HOPELESSLY STUPID?
2/1/2008 12:07:14 PM
Closing down the slaugher houses have all but RUNINED the horse industry.
2/1/2008 11:58:02 AM
Too many horses are suffering being hauled across the border. We have to stop this.
2/1/2008 11:41:52 AM
This is LUDICROUS! Those of us who love all horses have fought tirelessly to STOP ALL slaughter!
2/1/2008 11:41:29 AM
this is the usa i do not ask a tree hugger to bury his car do not ask me to bury my equity thank you
2/1/2008 11:39:41 AM
slaughter horses..Why would ANYONE do that ?
2/1/2008 11:16:38 AM
people would begin breeding horse just for slaughter and not for pleasure.
2/1/2008 11:03:14 AM
we should have somewhere to go with unwanted horses besides Mexico
2/1/2008 10:52:26 AM
Horse slaughter will continue, they'll just go through canada or Mexico. It can be regulated here.
2/1/2008 10:48:13 AM
Mixed feelings, as there are so many unwanted horses now. seems more humane than letting them starv
2/1/2008 10:47:32 AM
Unfort not everyone will share the same opinion...realisticly some aniamals are slaughtered.
2/1/2008 10:34:06 AM
HORSE SLAUGHTER IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE INDUSTRY,
2/1/2008 10:28:38 AM
Horse Slaughter for any reason is immoral and inhumane. We are to take care of equines, not kil.l
2/1/2008 10:25:25 AM
The time has come ban all transportation of America's horses to slaughter plants in Canada & Mexico
2/1/2008 10:24:44 AM
farms that produce & discard underperforming horses should be held responsible
2/1/2008 10:23:16 AM
I think it is heartless. If you dont want your horse give it to someone who does. Send em to me!
2/1/2008 10:17:34 AM
I would rather see the horses slaughtered under USA controll than starve to death or be abandoned.
2/1/2008 10:11:25 AM
There is no reason to hurt horses. i mean wut hav they done to u
2/1/2008 10:05:41 AM
We need a horse slaughter facility. Need I say " Mexico "?
2/1/2008 10:04:52 AM
I do not believe in killing horses/peoples pets. and I do not support provide other countries meat.
2/1/2008 10:03:24 AM
or watch the dye in the feilds of starvation
2/1/2008 10:03:16 AM
End horse slaughter now. Those stooges in SD
2/1/2008 9:55:18 AM
This is a horribly inhumane practice and needs to be stopped
2/1/2008 9:48:10 AM
How dare the state sponser this disgusting idea
2/1/2008 9:42:42 AM
Slaughtering wouldn't be necessary if people were more responsible about breeding their animals.
2/1/2008 9:35:05 AM
Thank God that the U.S. closed all Slaughter Plants. I am hoping Canada follows.
2/1/2008 9:15:44 AM
Our horses deserve to live and die with dignity!
2/1/2008 9:10:53 AM
Horses that are old, lame ,blind and mean still need to go to slaughter
2/1/2008 9:04:44 AM
I once was against these, but due to the starving horses and higher feed prices, I now vote yes
2/1/2008 9:04:22 AM
No horse should die like that. NO HORSE.
2/1/2008 8:57:48 AM
The affects of the closings are being seen with more and more hnorses being abandoned.
2/1/2008 8:49:40 AM
It's a better quicker death then starving too death!!
2/1/2008 8:33:45 AM
A simple NO to slaughtering American horses.
2/1/2008 8:23:26 AM
There are appropriate cases for slaughter ( I hate that word, try euthanasia).
2/1/2008 8:10:18 AM
Better humane slaughter in the US than torture in a truck and in a Mexican plant.
2/1/2008 7:33:50 AM
As the owner of 21 horses I say no to slaughter
2/1/2008 6:57:55 AM
DISGRACEFUL!!!
2/1/2008 6:46:28 AM
how about we just export our cats and dogs to China and let people there eat them???
2/1/2008 6:34:53 AM
Banning slaughter of horses is foolish and has contributed to the number of unwanted horses.
2/1/2008 6:15:08 AM
may the fools choke on the manure of the million unwanted unneeded horses glutting the market in thi
2/1/2008 1:41:03 AM
it is better than being starved to death they are livestock should we stop cow slaughter also?
2/1/2008 1:11:47 AM
Are these people nuts?!!! Boy, greed knows no bounds, does it!!!!
2/1/2008 1:02:25 AM
NO WOULD YOU SLAUGHTER YOUR DOG!!!!
2/1/2008 12:54:37 AM
Absolutely NOT! Stop killing our horses for export!!!!
2/1/2008 12:49:12 AM
where will the old, sick, unwanted, and incorrieable horses end up otherwise, who pays
2/1/2008 12:36:34 AM
I SUPPORT THE BILL WITHOUT SLAUGHTER PLANT THE HORSE MARKET IS GOING GOING GONE .
2/1/2008 12:11:11 AM
it beats sending them to Mexico where they're savagely killing them slowly and horribly!
1/31/2008 11:48:59 PM
Those who support bill, Euthanasia & a hole in the ground is far more humane than a slaughter house!
1/31/2008 11:36:23 PM
HORSE SLAUGHTER IS INHUMANE AND NEEDS TO BE STOPPRD ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1/31/2008 11:23:19 PM
I think it's time to restrict irresponsible over-breeders by requiring a license to limit breedding.
1/31/2008 11:22:07 PM
this country needs at least one human horse slaughter plant
1/31/2008 11:17:29 PM
GET IT AWAY FROM MEXICO> AT LEAST IT IS BETTER THAN THE MEXICANS A NECESSARY EVIL
1/31/2008 10:41:43 PM
money should be used to educate, not eradicate!
1/31/2008 10:39:47 PM
to many people horses are a buisiness not just a furry pet that needs their ritchous protection.
1/31/2008 10:35:15 PM
Slaughter is an ugly but nessasary thing.
1/31/2008 10:27:14 PM
Too many horses being abandoned and starving because people do not know what to do with them.
1/31/2008 10:24:21 PM
We desperately need this option.
1/31/2008 10:15:40 PM
Much less cruel than a haul to Canada or Mexico. Would you rather be humanely killed or left to star
1/31/2008 10:14:41 PM
what are people to do with horses that get hurt , break a leg or to old to keep
1/31/2008 10:09:29 PM
We need a kill plant in the US..
1/31/2008 9:45:33 PM
Unfortunately, I am afraid that we are going to have more abandoned horses because there is no kill.
1/31/2008 9:40:30 PM
Hell no!
1/31/2008 9:38:36 PM
We spent all of that time trying to get the existing ones shut down-What the heck are these people t
1/31/2008 9:35:44 PM
America needs to evolve. Recognize equine slaughter as barbaric.
1/31/2008 9:32:52 PM
As long as the revenues say here in North
1/31/2008 9:18:58 PM
We need to breed fewer horses! Put them down at home!
1/31/2008 9:02:29 PM
Its time to leave this alone and get on with the care of the needy ones!!
1/31/2008 8:58:02 PM
i am against horse slaughter but really against how unregulated it will be if horses are shipped out
1/31/2008 8:56:26 PM
It is apparent this is a neccessary thing.
1/31/2008 8:48:39 PM
slaughter is better than abandonment and neglect
1/31/2008 8:46:17 PM
I think it is a shame that we dictate what other should not eat.
1/31/2008 8:45:54 PM
i live in sd theres no way i would support it
1/31/2008 8:40:59 PM
Horses deserve to live and be loved more than most people!!!!
1/31/2008 8:27:54 PM
Absolutely not! This throw away mentally in the US disgusts me!
1/31/2008 8:24:35 PM
we need horse slaughter and we need exports
1/31/2008 8:15:13 PM
If SD wants to legalize horse slaughter that's up to the but they shouldn't use tax dollars to do it
1/31/2008 8:12:27 PM
Only would support it if it would kill most of the junk raised there
1/31/2008 8:03:13 PM
Are Sosuth Dakotans %$#@!*& crazy? Or is it just their Department of Agriculture?
1/31/2008 8:00:28 PM
IF YOU THINK HORSE SLAUGHTER IS HUMANE, YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO!!
1/31/2008 7:55:00 PM
horse slaughter is simply not acceptable!!!!!!!!!!
1/31/2008 7:53:20 PM
if we don't do something there are going to be loose horses everywhere
1/31/2008 7:51:34 PM
The industry needs slaughter plants to survive and thrive
1/31/2008 7:35:58 PM
This is disgusting. When are people going to realize barbarian attitudes are no longer ok in the US?
1/31/2008 7:34:07 PM
All unwanted horses must be supported & cared for by those who vote against slaughter
1/31/2008 7:25:41 PM
The way horses are killed for human consumption are cruel and unusually punishment
1/31/2008 7:22:53 PM
More and more horses are being rescued from so called rescues. Slaughter is necessary!!!
1/31/2008 7:22:35 PM
Slaughter is inhumane. Horse owners need 2 be held legally accountable 4 wellbeing of these animal
1/31/2008 7:15:40 PM
This is a difficult period of transition, the solution will be to decrease breeding not build more l
1/31/2008 7:11:18 PM
no ihate to think something so pretty being used for eatting or dog food.
1/31/2008 7:07:47 PM
More not fewer slaughter plants would mean less travel and less stress for the horse.
1/31/2008 6:56:11 PM
Far better than sending them to Mexico.
1/31/2008 6:44:04 PM
Just take my word for it! Vote FOR H.R.503 and S311. Our horses don't deserve to die for foreigner
1/31/2008 6:41:54 PM
That is so bad !!!
1/31/2008 6:35:21 PM
Horses belong to the land. The Indians of South Dakota couldn't have wanted this for the horse.
1/31/2008 6:35:13 PM
heck no!!! slaughtering of horses so that some foreigners can it is just nasty
1/31/2008 6:35:00 PM
Slaughter is not a humane solution. If they must die, let it be euthanized by a vet.
1/31/2008 6:34:41 PM
NO way.. we closed the nasty,inhumane plants in Texas.
1/31/2008 6:31:00 PM
Hard as it is to believe... Slaughter is a necessary evil; and it beats Mexico/Ca
1/31/2008 6:30:15 PM
It is not just feeding the horses that is a problem ,but getting them trained is a problem also.
1/31/2008 6:30:02 PM
Much better to kill them here than ship to MX and Canada
1/31/2008 6:28:09 PM
Hey you pro-slaughter primitives. I AM a REAL horseperson and slaughter is WRONG!
1/31/2008 6:27:37 PM
Now that the slaughter plants have closed the horse market has been terrible.
1/31/2008 6:23:21 PM
We euthanize thousands of unwanted dogs and cats each year. This is better than years of neglect.
1/31/2008 6:21:23 PM
There is definite need for these facilities
1/31/2008 6:21:03 PM
Humane slaughter is better than starvation. Expecting all horse owners to be responsible is a joke.
1/31/2008 6:09:05 PM
Since the ones in TX closed down we are seeing so many starving horses in NM.
1/31/2008 6:00:40 PM
we have got to have slaughter plant in the US. there are horses out there that are of no good to any
1/31/2008 5:58:57 PM
We need to make exporting of horses to Mexico & Canada for slaugher illegal as well.
1/31/2008 5:55:51 PM
Humane slaughter is better than slow death by neglect
1/31/2008 5:54:54 PM
take every tree hugger 50 to feed for next 30 yrs
1/31/2008 5:54:34 PM
Definite need. Too many unwanted/useful horses.
1/31/2008 5:54:15 PM
By not slaughtering, horses will suffer horribly.
1/31/2008 5:51:18 PM
Although we don't eat horse meat in this country, the do in many parts of the world.
1/31/2008 5:46:54 PM
OLD SICK I don't think so
1/31/2008 5:38:16 PM
Transporting unwanted horses is the most inhumane part of slaughter.
1/31/2008 5:28:37 PM
We are seeing horses throughout the US being starved due to a lack of place for them to go.
1/31/2008 5:26:39 PM
we can't save them all and it is cruel to keep a horse in pain alive just to keep it alive.
1/31/2008 5:17:44 PM
We need an avenue for disposal of unwanted horses without Mexico's barbaric way becoming our answer.
1/31/2008 5:14:09 PM
This is barbaric... and we as Americans are better than this!
1/31/2008 5:12:51 PM
A much needed service for many reasons, injured , chronically lame, wild untrainable or dangerous ho
1/31/2008 5:08:24 PM
Slaughter is UNAmerican
1/31/2008 4:34:07 PM
Rather than watch them starve, from lack of food, care etc.
1/31/2008 4:10:51 PM
Give it a rest. The voice of the majority has spoken.
1/31/2008 3:52:53 PM
People who want to close the plants should have to buy the horses!
1/31/2008 3:44:32 PM
Sllaughter is NOT humane.
1/31/2008 3:31:22 PM
YES! Are the tree hugging LIBTARDS going to feed them? NOT!!!!!!!!!!
1/31/2008 3:27:30 PM
hell no
1/31/2008 3:09:25 PM
Horse slaughter is a necessary evil & should be governed by ACTUAL horse people who understand this.
1/31/2008 2:53:15 PM
When the rotting of old horse start, the people who voted for no slaughter in US, will wonder!
1/31/2008 2:48:49 PM
It's a far better alternative to sending them to Mexico.
1/31/2008 2:44:06 PM
We need to bring slaughter back into the US where it can be regulated!
1/31/2008 2:41:41 PM
This is needed in the equine industry. And I am a breeder of exceptional horses.
1/31/2008 2:36:06 PM
Those who want to get rid of U.S. slaugher houses should go see a Mexican one.
1/31/2008 2:34:04 PM
there is a big need for it
1/31/2008 2:31:52 PM
Unfortunately, that is necessary at this time.
1/31/2008 2:28:51 PM
There has to be a humane place to destroy horses vs starving at an adoption farm.
1/31/2008 2:23:19 PM
It took us years to get the other three slaughterhouses shut down. No way would I support another!
1/31/2008 2:22:07 PM
Why on earth build another when 3 exist & are closed?
1/31/2008 2:17:04 PM
I do not support the butchering of horses. There are other alternatives if people seek them out.
1/31/2008 1:59:04 PM
hell no
1/31/2008 1:56:12 PM
why would we open a new plant when we just shut three down?
1/31/2008 1:53:44 PM
It is vital to the horse industry that employs millions of us citizens dirently and indirectly
1/31/2008 1:53:06 PM
More concentration should be directed on controlling the number of horses bred annually instead.
1/31/2008 1:27:21 PM
Horses are the most noble animals on this earth and give everything they have to please their human
1/31/2008 1:21:27 PM
Any horse slaughter plant in the US needs clear cut rules,supervision and monitoring.
1/31/2008 12:46:58 PM
It is needed badly, just have better transporting laws
1/31/2008 12:36:40 PM
Wanted horses need a place to go
1/31/2008 12:31:11 PM
I would like to see all horse slaughter ended
1/31/2008 12:27:32 PM
Overloaded rescue facilities. Bettter slaughter than starve. They have a use that way.
1/31/2008 12:19:40 PM
yes ,there is a problem but,we are to blame and instead of sending them off,humanly euthinize,
1/31/2008 12:19:30 PM
Horse slaughter should be banned. horses are not raised like cattle, chickens, pigs etc.
1/31/2008 12:19:07 PM
Not completely opposed to slaughter but must be done HUMANELY!
1/31/2008 12:12:23 PM
there is a NEED
1/31/2008 12:04:20 PM
Please God, no more slaughter horses in this country. Bad enough we export horses to be killed.
1/31/2008 11:53:02 AM
It is time to end the slaughter of our horses.
1/31/2008 11:46:37 AM
Its more humane than starving to death...Planet Green...Recycle
1/31/2008 11:46:02 AM
It's needed. Look at the problems created by closing the other plants.
1/31/2008 11:37:11 AM
Stop the irresponsible backyard breeding for God's sake!
1/31/2008 11:36:16 AM
LET'S BE DONE WITH THIS CRUELTY ALREADY!
1/31/2008 11:31:45 AM
Horses are livestock not lap dogs. I would rather see them slaughtered than STARVING TO DEATH!!!!!!!
1/31/2008 11:26:13 AM
There has to be a slaughter market for horses to help the industry.
1/31/2008 11:16:04 AM
While I believe having slaughter plats is good I opose govrnment funding
1/31/2008 11:08:18 AM
At least an unwanted horse could serve a useful purpose, instead of being starved to death!
1/31/2008 10:41:14 AM
Anyone who slaughters animals should also BE SLAUGHTERED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1/31/2008 10:39:08 AM
The nation needs a place to dispose of excess horses in a human and useful manner.
1/31/2008 10:22:19 AM
It's inhumane to slaughter horses. Now that the U.
1/31/2008 10:16:05 AM
But NOT for human consumption and very strictly regulated. Too many are allowed to starve to death
1/31/2008 10:14:57 AM
Our American Horses are our backbone and should not be destroyed for human consumption
1/31/2008 10:13:04 AM
We need local US Equine slaughter plants! There is an excess of unwanted horses and the rescue oper
1/31/2008 10:12:23 AM
Horses are not considered consumable livestock in America!
1/31/2008 9:55:58 AM
Horses are BEYOND companion animals. We would not slaughter dogs and cats for consumption abroad!!!
1/31/2008 9:49:17 AM
What will happen to sick, old, non-usable horses? Already hearing horror stories about their plight
1/31/2008 9:41:54 AM
Humanely transported and taken care of until humanely slaughtered. They are livestock!
1/31/2008 9:41:04 AM
There must be a way to dispose of horses when they are no longer of any use to themselves.
1/31/2008 9:40:15 AM
HOrses are livestock. W/o slaughter no base $$$$
1/31/2008 9:37:00 AM
Once started that will turn into a bottomless pit seeking more and more horses to keep operating.
1/31/2008 9:21:34 AM
What are these people thinking of. Taking a horse for human consumption. This is just disgusting.
1/31/2008 9:15:04 AM
Better than letting horses be neglected or starved/abused
1/31/2008 9:13:39 AM
HELL NO!!! These slaughter plants are very inhumane, and there is no reason for them in America!!!
1/31/2008 9:09:15 AM
Favor slaughter over starvation/abandonment or misuse
1/31/2008 9:03:27 AM
God did not give life to horses to be killed and eaten.
1/31/2008 8:56:58 AM
My vet \ State University will euthanize and dispose a horse for 250.00, that's 1/2 month’s board
1/31/2008 8:26:12 AM
There needs to be an outlet for unwanted/unfit horses!!!
1/31/2008 7:52:39 AM
The US gov. is regressing in considering such a thing.
1/31/2008 7:05:07 AM
There needs to be somewhere for unwanted/unuseable lame horses to go
1/31/2008 6:39:17 AM
It is an OUTRAGE that those S.D. politicians climbed into the pockets of the meat buyers.
1/31/2008 5:24:41 AM
There are too many unwanted horses for the current system to take them all in.
1/31/2008 5:23:30 AM
Horseslaughter should be banned....period!!!!
1/31/2008 2:28:15 AM
Through history the horse has come to be a majestic icon, and companion animal. IT IS NOT FOOD.
1/31/2008 1:54:18 AM
80% of Americans do not want our horses slaughtered period. Come on Congress VOTE
1/31/2008 1:51:24 AM
horses are livestock
1/31/2008 12:10:05 AM
Horses should be humanely euthanized, not shoved in trailers to die a horrible death.
1/31/2008 12:08:49 AM
Slaughter and over-breeding work hand-in-hand to keep each other going!
1/31/2008 12:07:18 AM
Horse slaughter is horrendous! It is very un-American and makes us look barbaric.
1/31/2008 12:02:12 AM
Our legendary horses deserve better than this!!!!
1/31/2008 12:01:48 AM
It is such a fine line w/ me. Guess it would depend on the condition of the animal.
1/31/2008 12:00:57 AM
our horse industry is in shambles since the plants closed
1/30/2008 11:52:58 PM
colico
1/30/2008 11:36:03 PM
Let the bleeding hearts pay for the maintence on all the horses out there!!
1/30/2008 11:12:12 PM
This is the humane way to destroy unwanted horses not starving them!
1/30/2008 10:48:20 PM
We need horse slaughter in the industry.
1/30/2008 10:43:45 PM
w/o a meat market, sales and profit will remain low.
1/30/2008 10:42:33 PM
BARBARIC AND DISGUSTING - AMERICANS ARER SICKENED BY THIS!!!!!!!!!
1/30/2008 10:36:59 PM
Most certainly NOT!!! In this day and age there is no good reason at all for such a place!!!
1/30/2008 10:26:34 PM
There needs to be an option as long as it is regulated and humane
1/30/2008 10:19:48 PM
I own & breed horses.U don't discard of people when they r unwanted.All these animals have is us!!!
1/30/2008 10:13:12 PM
Stop horses starving, being turned loose, abused - OPEN THE PLANTS
1/30/2008 10:10:37 PM
Absolutely. There must be a humane outlet for the 100,000 unwanted horses every year!
1/30/2008 10:09:50 PM
Something needs to be done with the unwanted horses. Rescues are full!!!!!
1/30/2008 10:05:25 PM
Stolen horses are ending up in these plants.
1/30/2008 9:45:21 PM
Stop the slaughter of horses!!!
1/30/2008 9:44:40 PM
Unfortunately this IS a necessarty evil. I am sick of seeing horses starved for lack of a market
1/30/2008 9:42:24 PM
Unwanted horses are going to get slaughtered in the end.If you really cared,you would keep it in USA
1/30/2008 9:40:46 PM
Yes look at all the nags that have been truned loose this past year in parks cause they had no where
1/30/2008 9:38:28 PM
Horse Slaughter is a Neccessary evil and it is definitely needed!
1/30/2008 9:36:03 PM
How dare anyone try to perpetuate the evils of that industry?
1/30/2008 9:29:10 PM
unwanted and dangerous horses need to be slaughtered if wanted or necessary
1/30/2008 9:10:34 PM
I live in SD and would rather have a plant here than have the horses get BUTCHERED in Mexico!
1/30/2008 9:07:12 PM
Most a worse faith without
1/30/2008 9:07:00 PM
Only with STRICT TRANSPORT/HUMANE EUTHANASIA protocols
1/30/2008 9:03:19 PM
All the slaughter horses are going out of the country, unwanted horses are epidemic.
1/30/2008 9:01:49 PM
public money should not support French diets
1/30/2008 8:57:51 PM
only if the horses that are to be slaughtered are truly un serviceable and do not go to the french t
1/30/2008 8:57:12 PM
Your magazine is just disgusting which is why I don't subscribe to it.
1/30/2008 8:49:39 PM
There is more abuse/neglect since slaughter has been banned.
1/30/2008 8:43:52 PM
Sadly necessary fact of life for uncared for, unsound or unwanted animals.
1/30/2008 8:43:09 PM
the slaughter plants are much better than all the horses starving to death in pastures
1/30/2008 8:33:43 PM
horses are livestock not pets!!!!
1/30/2008 8:09:50 PM
Horse slaughter is an abomination.We do not eat horseflesh in the US nor should we transport our hor
1/30/2008 7:54:40 PM
THAT IS REALLY CRULE!! GIVE THE HORSES AWAY DONT SLAGHUATER THEM!!!!
1/30/2008 7:46:26 PM
Tremendous efforts were successful in closing U.S. Slaughterhouses,
1/30/2008 7:39:09 PM
There needs to be some type of relief for the unwanted animals, no different than dogs or cats.
1/30/2008 7:34:16 PM
We need to focus on prevention of shipping horses to Mexico/Canada. No US Horses for slaughter!
1/30/2008 7:29:59 PM
NO WAY!
1/30/2008 7:25:31 PM
Horse slaughter needs to end
1/30/2008 7:18:53 PM
There is a need for slaughter houses for equine. We need to open several throughout the US.
1/30/2008 7:18:52 PM
horse slaughter is a necessary evil
1/30/2008 7:13:00 PM
Humane treatment in transit and prior to slaughter should be enforced instead of banning.
1/30/2008 7:00:27 PM
NO NO NO NO
1/30/2008 6:56:12 PM
no way. the frenbch can eat their own horses
1/30/2008 6:50:38 PM
Not only no, but HELL NO.
1/30/2008 6:49:13 PM
Absolutely not. In our country, horses have helped been our companions and helpmates. Eat them? NO!
1/30/2008 6:36:55 PM
Humane disposal of unwanted horses is better than starving or some other human inflicted suffering!
1/30/2008 6:35:09 PM
It is the right thing to do!
1/30/2008 6:34:24 PM
when I cant manage my horse I train it not send it out for slaughter!
1/30/2008 6:32:24 PM
Horse slaughter always ends up being cruel to the horse in one or more ways. END HORSE SLAUGHTER!!!
1/30/2008 6:23:22 PM
I feel that we need a slaughter house in every state.
1/30/2008 6:19:36 PM
Even the suggestion that there could be an incentive for horse slaughter is a revolting idea.
1/30/2008 6:11:37 PM
ppl that board out are not going to pay $$ everymonth, they will abandon them. that is more crewl.
1/30/2008 6:08:40 PM
The US needs a way to help manage the horse population. Horses are ultimately livestock.
1/30/2008 6:07:33 PM
start an Indian gambling casion if your state needs money
1/30/2008 6:07:13 PM
Horse slaughter is not humane euthanasia. Many are stolen or wake up during the "processing."
1/30/2008 6:05:56 PM
Horses are not food source animals!
1/30/2008 6:02:52 PM
Rescue shelters are already becoming overwhelmed. isn't a quick end better than long suffering?
1/30/2008 6:01:29 PM
I
1/30/2008 6:01:18 PM
Absolutely! Horses are LIVESTOCK. They are NOT my children, and they are NOT my husband. LIVESTOCK
1/30/2008 5:58:04 PM
AMERICANS DO NOT EAT HORSEMEAT - THIS CONCEPT IS TOTALLY UNAMERICAN & IMMORAL!!
1/30/2008 5:57:06 PM
Not just no, but HELL no
1/30/2008 5:54:29 PM
I don't believe we should provide horsemeat to foreign countries when we don't eat them here.
1/30/2008 5:49:40 PM
Horses are companion animals, devoted to humans like cats & dogs. Just be with horses to know!
1/30/2008 5:49:37 PM
horse slaughter is simply not acceptable!!!!!!!!!!
1/30/2008 5:49:17 PM
Isn't there a better way to help SD citizens?
1/30/2008 5:48:43 PM
I don't think everything is for sale. I guess to the pro-slaughter folks, it is.
1/30/2008 5:45:22 PM
I don't believe in starvation or cruel, stabbing deaths (Mexico). Euthanasia soln is too hazardous!
1/30/2008 5:43:16 PM
I don't beleive in horses being sent to slaughter unnessarily BUT for the injured, sick, dying etc.
1/30/2008 5:40:03 PM
No it is cruel and barbaric.
1/30/2008 5:38:37 PM
Horse Slaugher is barbaric!
1/30/2008 5:34:31 PM
The owners of horses should have all options availiable to make the best decisions for the welfare
1/30/2008 5:30:37 PM
The bill was killed; get a clue Congressmen, the message is clear, and it’s NO to horse slaughter
1/30/2008 5:24:38 PM
Horse slaughter is atrocious. Horses have been our comrades for centuries!
1/30/2008 5:16:23 PM
No, We Americans have already banned horse slaughter in this country.
1/30/2008 5:14:45 PM
There should be NO HORSE SLAUGHTER plants in the country ever again.
1/30/2008 5:12:13 PM
Will get economy back
1/30/2008 5:09:36 PM
I think it is stupid to ship income out of the country, or have to feed someone elses horse
1/30/2008 5:08:59 PM
we need to stop slaughtering horses either in the US or foreign countries
1/30/2008 5:08:13 PM
Most tree huggers do not understand. Most unwanted horses suffer so much pain and starvation.
1/30/2008 5:07:55 PM
Slaughter is better than abandonment and starvation.
1/30/2008 5:06:03 PM
Without it horses are abandoned to starve!!
1/30/2008 4:48:36 PM
I personally find it repulsive to eat horse meat, but what happens to all the unwanted & uncared for
1/30/2008 4:47:31 PM
STOP INDISCRIMATE BREEDING! END SLAUGHTER IN THIS COUNTRY!
1/30/2008 4:46:42 PM
This needs to stop.
1/30/2008 4:44:46 PM
Give theses unwanted , hurting, mistreated horses a place to go. I understand, some are not. But...
1/30/2008 4:41:48 PM
Ever heard of "humane euthanasia?" Do we "process" cats and dogs? NO!
1/30/2008 4:32:08 PM
Until there is a system i place to dispose of unwanted horses, then a slaughter plant is still neede
1/30/2008 4:29:58 PM
It is needed!
1/30/2008 4:29:52 PM
would 't have my old "useless" friend's last minutes be terrifying, no dignity
1/30/2008 4:22:41 PM
Hell No!
1/30/2008 4:22:16 PM
Its time to get back to reality
1/30/2008 4:20:12 PM
How can anyone sit at watch the horses starve? That's better than slaughter? Not in my view.
1/30/2008 4:16:16 PM
Horses are in fact livestock, not pets. It is important for their survival that they not be labeled
1/30/2008 4:13:18 PM
many horses will suffer worse if no slaughter
1/30/2008 3:58:14 PM
The slaughter of AMERICA's horses ends now!
1/30/2008 3:55:58 PM
Slaughter is kinder than horse dumping.
1/30/2008 3:54:18 PM
Horse Slaughter in America, is abominable period.
1/30/2008 3:53:20 PM
ABSOLUTLY NOT!!!
1/30/2008 3:51:18 PM
If done humanly, with no pain felt by the horses
1/30/2008 3:51:15 PM
In the United States, horses are not the next red meat!
1/30/2008 3:37:34 PM
There must be a place for ALL livestock to be slaughtered. I do not raise horses to end there but
1/30/2008 3:35:28 PM
It is inhumane
1/30/2008 3:35:01 PM
that is cruel and inhumane!!! YUCK!
1/30/2008 3:31:14 PM
This is ridiculous. We don't butcher dogs and cats for food. Horses are pets and family members.
1/30/2008 3:30:51 PM
now we have a glut of unwanted horses which has driven down reputable horse sales
1/30/2008 3:28:36 PM
Be responsible for your own horse; don't turn your back on your responsibility!
1/30/2008 3:25:08 PM
Overbreeding creates "unwanted" horses, not the closing of slaughter plants.
1/30/2008 3:15:37 PM
It is imperative that a facility is available that can be regulated in the US
1/30/2008 3:12:14 PM
Horses are still technically livestock and we can't treat them as pets
1/30/2008 3:04:30 PM
I think what SD was trying to do was right--even though the idea of it personally sickens my stomach
1/30/2008 2:59:35 PM
Horses are livestock and when they have no salvage value they become liabilities instead of assets.
1/30/2008 2:46:04 PM
It is very necessary
1/30/2008 2:42:34 PM
If we don’t do something now about the overwhelming number of horses, we are going to have wild ho
1/30/2008 2:30:45 PM
its better than letting them starve
1/30/2008 2:25:29 PM
As long as they regulate humane transport & kill regulations...Yes
1/30/2008 2:24:28 PM
Unfortunately, we need some way to pay people for unwanted horses.
1/30/2008 2:16:44 PM
dangerous precedent. Horses are pets.
1/30/2008 2:13:42 PM
I would much rather see unwanted horses feed a human, than suffer abuse, and starvation.
1/30/2008 2:05:23 PM
Why should we contaminate our earth and drinking water, when slaughter would make use of an animal?
1/30/2008 1:59:29 PM
YES! Where are all the unwanted horses going to go? Are the anti slaughter going to take them??
1/30/2008 1:56:41 PM
Horse slaughter is atrocious!
1/30/2008 1:51:15 PM
Too many inwanted, unsafe horses and who's going to take of them?
1/30/2008 1:41:47 PM
We can't sell horses, with slaughter plants closed people are giving them away or else starving them
1/30/2008 1:35:54 PM
Sending our horses to Mexico results in barbaric death.
1/30/2008 1:33:49 PM
horse slaughter is a nessary evil
1/30/2008 1:28:34 PM
It's an unfortunate necessity. Too many horses are suffering due to overpopulation/lack of resources
1/30/2008 1:26:43 PM
Horse slaughter is cruel and hideous. We owe our horses much better than this!!!
1/30/2008 1:26:33 PM
I would not support any bill to slaughter horses
1/30/2008 1:24:57 PM
Horse slaughter is not humane at all and should never be used as euthanisia. Ever.
1/30/2008 1:20:25 PM
Are slimy politicians and pro-slaughter leeches brain dead?
1/30/2008 1:19:28 PM
Do all of those who voted "No" have horses? Are they willing to adopt & care for all the unw
1/30/2008 1:17:06 PM
I BELIEVE IT IS NEEDED FOR SOME HORSES OR FOR PEOPLE WHO CANT CARE FOR THIER HORSES.
1/30/2008 1:14:23 PM
Horse slaughter is an abomination in our society, I don't care what the French want to eat
1/30/2008 1:12:02 PM
horse slaughter is needed in this country!
1/30/2008 1:08:06 PM
There needs to be an 'out' for people to go with their horses, plain and simple.
1/30/2008 1:07:33 PM
Horses are livestock; they are big, they die. We need slaughterhouses to dispose of them.
1/30/2008 1:07:19 PM
There needs to be an outlet for unmanageable animals, barring carcasses from laying around rotting.
1/30/2008 1:07:01 PM
I believe that we need some way of disposing unwanted, non useful animals.
1/30/2008 1:04:52 PM
CALL CONGRESS. WE WANT BILLS 311 AND HR503 PASSED NOW
1/30/2008 12:51:47 PM
Though I wouldn't send any horse of mine to slaughter, I do think it's a necessary evil.
1/30/2008 12:48:10 PM
Al a horse owner and lover, I realize the need for an outlet for the lowest end of the market.
1/30/2008 12:44:39 PM
I think the greed in this country has gone beyond the limits.....particularily in the political play
1/30/2008 12:44:10 PM
They closed existing ones; building another is dumb.
1/30/2008 12:38:43 PM
with proper guidelines, unwanted horses could be unthanized and processed instead of starving etc.
1/30/2008 12:33:42 PM
A very needed service
1/30/2008 12:33:38 PM
Slaughtering of horses is a necessary part of the equine industry.
1/30/2008 12:32:12 PM
USA just closed the last plant, what idiot decided to try and open another one?
1/30/2008 12:28:49 PM
I agree with the theory of no equine slauter but the reality just won't work
1/30/2008 12:27:36 PM
we need the "livestock" option back on the table
1/30/2008 12:26:59 PM
I'd support many!!! We need slaughter back to improve welfare!
1/30/2008 12:25:43 PM
It's time horse owners become responsible. Stop overbreeding!
1/30/2008 12:14:48 PM
That is not the solution. Better regulation in animal welfare laws will halt much of our problems.
1/30/2008 12:10:21 PM
Horses are livestock, there needs to be a slaughter industry for unwanted and unsafe animals.
1/30/2008 12:00:57 PM
We need a place to go with horse's and it make sense to recycle them. Its unfair to make them suffer
1/30/2008 11:59:47 AM
Unfortunately, it's a neccessary evil that the industry needs. Backyard and color breeders - STOP
1/30/2008 11:58:21 AM
Proximity of slaughter plants led to a marked increase in theft of horses from fields and paddocks
1/30/2008 11:57:08 AM
its a sick thing to eat our pet!!!!!
1/30/2008 11:56:43 AM
I know several people that supported ban that are now sorry it ever happened.
1/30/2008 11:49:24 AM
SD would be better then Mexico, till transportion out of country stopped.
1/30/2008 11:46:23 AM
NO, TO DO SO WOULD PLACE ONE MORE BLEMISH ON OUR NATION'S CHARACTER & ON OUR SOCIETY'S VALUE SYSTEM.
1/30/2008 11:45:22 AM
no & its been canceled
1/30/2008 11:43:47 AM
Necessary.
1/30/2008 11:42:25 AM
Humane horse slaughter is needed in the USA.
1/30/2008 11:40:30 AM
I don't support this b/c these facilities & the transporters, can't maintain humane practices.
1/30/2008 11:39:50 AM
It is a shameful, disgusting practice. A blight on American History. Responsibility is key.
1/30/2008 11:34:19 AM
Horse slaughter is not HUMANE euthanasia! If you want to euthanize a horse have a vet do it!
1/30/2008 11:33:17 AM
need humane treatment, but too many starving unwanted, + abandoned equines du to no slaughterhouses.
1/30/2008 11:31:03 AM
we need to address the problem;prudent breeding practices/accept responsibility of horse ownership
1/30/2008 11:26:26 AM
I think a slaughter plant for horses is much needed in the US where the practice can be done humane
1/30/2008 11:25:52 AM
slaughter as currently practised is inhumane and does not match my values as an American.
1/30/2008 11:21:08 AM
Providing there are restrictions around euthanasia methods, making them humane.
1/30/2008 11:16:30 AM
Transport and handling are cruel
1/30/2008 11:13:59 AM
People have no idea the harm they have caused when they banned slaughter
1/30/2008 11:11:23 AM
Slaughter plant closings was unrealistic and only exacerbated the unwanted horse problem
1/30/2008 11:11:19 AM
Closing all US slaughter plants has lowered the monetary value of ALL horses !!!
1/30/2008 11:06:34 AM
At one time I had thought about retiring in SD, because it's such a lovely state. Not now.
1/30/2008 11:05:00 AM
There is a huge need, demand for a slaughter plant. There are too many horses suffering from neglec
1/30/2008 11:04:49 AM
our regulations are more humane then the alturnative
1/30/2008 11:01:38 AM
Horse slaughter provides a floor a more humane end of life for horses now starved or neglected
1/30/2008 10:58:24 AM
What about the horrible deaths of horses exported to Mexico for slaughter? WE MUST STOP THIS.
1/30/2008 10:56:36 AM
We shouldn't worry aboutcontroling the horse population as much and worry about the human populatiio
1/30/2008 10:54:40 AM
Unfortunately we need horse slaughter take care of all the unwanted horses in this country.
1/30/2008 10:53:55 AM
With the understanding that the most humane methods possible were used, including distance of travel
1/30/2008 10:52:54 AM
Slaughter is wrong, no matter what. We need to protect our horses; we owe it to them.
1/30/2008 10:49:53 AM
No more slaughter. REAL horsepeople will euthanize.
1/30/2008 10:49:42 AM
Though would be better than going to Mexico
1/30/2008 10:46:20 AM
although it sounds bad , we need a venue to dispose of unwanted horses
1/30/2008 10:46:06 AM
The state should not be funding anything to do with a banned activity.
1/30/2008 10:42:47 AM
What is wrong with mankind?! For the love of God, why take steps backward, when we have moved forwar
1/30/2008 10:40:08 AM
Responsible breeding is the key in ending the increased number of unwanted horses-not slaughter!!
1/30/2008 10:38:38 AM
To opening of ANY new horse slaughter plants within the US is a step backwards.
1/30/2008 10:36:58 AM
Why are we trying to go backwards?
1/30/2008 10:35:45 AM
we just get the other plants closed and now we want to give an 'incentive' to open a new location!
1/30/2008 10:34:10 AM
Horse euthanized by lethal injection yield half a ton or more of toxic waste.
1/30/2008 10:32:09 AM
Open the slaughter plants! Don't sen
1/30/2008 10:29:20 AM
YOU PEOPLE NEED TO STOP OVER BREEDING PERIOD! STOP IT NOW!!!!!
1/30/2008 10:28:32 AM
for those saying NO, then what do you do with all the unwanted one?
1/30/2008 10:21:26 AM
I'm a vet student and believe we need to have a humane solution for the horse abundance.
1/30/2008 10:04:57 AM
absulutely no
1/30/2008 10:04:55 AM
If we dont have on outlet for all unwanted horses we'll have a huge problem with dumping, neglect
1/30/2008 10:04:51 AM
It is an unfortunate truth but we NEED a horse slaughter facility. Less cruel than Mexico.
1/30/2008 10:02:05 AM
I'd rather horses be slaughtered in the US than Mex or Can. This will insure more humane treatment.
1/30/2008 10:00:20 AM
Horse slaughter is necessary. Of course we could send all of the unwanted horses the staff at PETA!
1/30/2008 9:58:47 AM
We are creating more problems by banning horse slaughter than we are resolving.
1/30/2008 9:56:08 AM
They deserve so much better
1/30/2008 9:52:47 AM
There has to be a place for the bad horses to go. We can't save them all!
1/30/2008 9:51:39 AM
Let them raise their own horses for slaughter if they want to eat them.
1/30/2008 9:50:32 AM
It is never going to stop; better here under supervision than the horrors in Mexico
1/30/2008 9:48:17 AM
build a new plant with humane killing method designed specifically for horses.
1/30/2008 9:47:26 AM
as long as the process is strictly managed
1/30/2008 9:43:56 AM
There is no way to insure humane treatment!
1/30/2008 9:42:18 AM
We do not raise our horses for slaughter. It is not our culture to eat or have our horses eaten.
1/30/2008 9:40:25 AM
Just shut down the otr 2, don't need horse meat, we have cows, pigs, chickens, lambs, & wild game.
1/30/2008 9:40:17 AM
what's worse, all these abandoned negleted unwanted horses. what about the dangerous or injured one
1/30/2008 9:40:06 AM
This is absolutly rediculousand would be a hugh step backwards for equines and humans.
1/30/2008 9:39:53 AM
Take notice of the many horses found emaciated in the past year.
1/30/2008 9:32:50 AM
How can they build a horse slaughter plant, when it has been outlawed in the U.S? its a travesty.
1/30/2008 9:26:18 AM
Ban all horse slaughter plants.
1/30/2008 9:24:51 AM
too many pets were stolen/lost because of slaughter. No More!
1/30/2008 9:24:25 AM
It's NOT "necessary", there are options! stop breeding PMU & mediocre horses, support rescues, adopt
1/30/2008 9:20:04 AM
The $1,000,000 should go to horse rescues and not to a horse slaughter houses.
1/30/2008 9:17:47 AM
Better this than have them starving at overrun rescue facilities.
1/30/2008 9:11:43 AM
WOULD LIKE IT TO BE MODELED AFTER BRITIANS SLAUGHTER PLANTS
1/30/2008 9:11:18 AM
I am a horse owner of 20+ years and recognize the unfortunate need for slaughter plants
1/30/2008 9:03:03 AM
which part of no more horse slaughter don`t they understand?
1/30/2008 9:01:08 AM
Horse slaughter should not be sanctioned in any state.
1/30/2008 8:59:26 AM
Slaughter is wrong and so is abuse/ people need to be more responsible
1/30/2008 8:53:43 AM
American horses are not bred & born to be butchered.
1/30/2008 8:48:56 AM
at least not at this time, the bill is too vague
1/30/2008 8:45:08 AM
As awful as it seems, this death is better than some alternatives
1/30/2008 8:43:06 AM
So called 'surplus' horses do not deserve to die becaus their owners are irresponsible.
1/30/2008 8:38:04 AM
Not only NO, but Hell NO
1/30/2008 8:35:32 AM
Humane death with dignity; veterinary euthanasia
1/30/2008 8:32:44 AM
This issue needs to be put to bed once and for all
1/30/2008 8:31:51 AM
wht is it???????
1/30/2008 8:26:23 AM
Slaughter is a necessary evil
1/30/2008 8:05:33 AM
I think that slaughter is more humane than neglect. Stop greedy breeding!
1/30/2008 8:05:27 AM
Why should they use taxpayers money for this?
1/30/2008 8:00:56 AM
I would not want a cent of my money going toward building a horse slaughtering plant.
1/30/2008 7:59:35 AM
I have a friend from France who loves horses, under saddle and on the plate.
1/30/2008 7:54:23 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
1/30/2008 7:49:24 AM
Listen, folks, America has spoken. Don't you get it?
1/30/2008 7:45:11 AM
we should reopen the current plants and police the horses care in them.
1/30/2008 7:43:45 AM
Transporation and slaughter of our horses is barbaric. SD should study IL and TX. They banned it.
1/30/2008 7:39:20 AM
SORRY TO SAY BUT SLAUGHTER IS A NECESSITY FOR THE OVER ABUNDANCE OF UNWANTED HORSES AND THE HORSE TH
1/30/2008 7:27:32 AM
The idea that this vicious industry is going begging for state funds is an absoute disgrace!
1/30/2008 7:18:42 AM
We have got to stop this!!!
1/30/2008 7:15:37 AM
Slaughtering plants are necessary to humanly control the unwanted horse issue
1/30/2008 7:13:35 AM
Control ethical treatment and transportation of all livestock, do not ban slaughter!
1/30/2008 7:05:18 AM
This is a bill that will allow irresponsible horse owners one last way to make a lousy buck
1/30/2008 6:32:01 AM
What do I do with a 30 year old horse that we can not ride with feed so high and on land for him
1/30/2008 6:31:03 AM
Horses are our friends! WOuld you eat your friend for dinner?
1/30/2008 6:18:28 AM
Absolutely not!
1/30/2008 6:16:01 AM
There needs to be a way to take care of unwanted horses.
1/30/2008 6:07:31 AM
As this will help curb the onslot of horses being shipped to Europe.
1/30/2008 5:46:54 AM
Horses are not food animals.
1/30/2008 4:41:17 AM
Horse slaughter & associated atrocities should be banned, completely.
1/30/2008 4:21:32 AM
If by no i mean don't have slaughter plants for horses. I say no way.
1/30/2008 4:08:15 AM
Barbaric
1/30/2008 3:28:58 AM
A process fopr equines that ios definetly needed in the USA. Injured, old, and unwanted or horses th
1/30/2008 3:27:24 AM
Slaughter & transport to slaughter should be banned!
1/30/2008 3:04:58 AM
A Place to humanely dispose of unwanted horses, They're starving to death!
1/30/2008 2:32:24 AM
Slaughter is kinder than horse dumping & underfunded "rescues" near me.
1/30/2008 1:53:52 AM
This is well thought out and VERY needed
1/30/2008 1:49:24 AM
horse slaughter is appalling
1/30/2008 1:35:40 AM
No Way, all others have been shut down, so this one should never get started..
1/30/2008 1:23:27 AM
The diversion of public (taxpayer) funds for private corporate gain is WRONG, apart from moral issue
1/30/2008 1:19:17 AM
There needs to be a humane solution for unwanted horses.Starvation,turning loose in the wild are not
1/30/2008 1:17:56 AM
we need slaughter plants in the US.
1/30/2008 12:27:49 AM
Horse reproduction must be moderated!
1/30/2008 12:27:06 AM
Humane slaughter better than starvation
1/30/2008 12:23:56 AM
I think humane slaughter is a better solution than abandonment and starvation for unwanted horses.
1/30/2008 12:14:33 AM
plants in many states humane treatment less travel- better than neglect & starvation
1/30/2008 12:12:27 AM
Slaughter is not my personal choice - but there needs to be an alternative to abandonment
1/30/2008 12:06:31 AM
a bit archaic in their thinking???
1/30/2008 12:05:51 AM
As much as I hate the idea, reality dictates it. And controls over transport etc would be in place.
1/29/2008 11:52:00 PM
I would ever support such an incentive. The slaughtering of horses is wrong on every level.
1/29/2008 11:49:07 PM
The horse owners definately need horse slaughter facilities in the U.S. GO GUYS !!!!!!!
1/29/2008 11:46:29 PM
I believe that slaughter has its place, and I would rather see horses put down humanily here
1/29/2008 11:46:17 PM
this barbaric, inhumane practice needs to be banned nationwide.
1/29/2008 11:45:31 PM
You think hitting a deer does damage, wait till you hit a horse! we need it!!
1/29/2008 11:35:31 PM
Horse slaughter must be stopped. It is fraught with cruelty and
1/29/2008 11:28:29 PM
There has to be a place for horses to be humanely slaughtered.
1/29/2008 11:24:07 PM
Horse slaughter is over in the US and we are working to end it in Canada too.
1/29/2008 11:21:17 PM
Not all horses are good companion animals and there needs to be a way to economically put them down
1/29/2008 11:15:51 PM
Slaughter is far kinder than starving to death which is what they're doing now all over the nation!!
1/29/2008 11:12:14 PM
We eat cows, pigs, chickens, etc. What makes equine any different?
1/29/2008 11:07:43 PM
Why in the world did we go through closing all of these things, just to allow a new one to open??!!?
1/29/2008 11:06:06 PM
How could this even be considered! It's outrageous! No state should fund slaughter!
1/29/2008 11:04:55 PM
Ill concieved expense that will not solve any problems.
1/29/2008 11:03:45 PM
Enough is Enough End Slaughter and Transport NOW!!!
1/29/2008 10:59:14 PM
Civilization was raised on the back of a horse. They are not meat animals; we OWE them better!
1/29/2008 10:51:18 PM
It's absolutely disgusting. People should be responsible owners. Stop over breeding.
1/29/2008 10:46:20 PM
This is WRONG--
1/29/2008 10:45:54 PM
Only capitalistic, barbaric, soulless, bottom-feeders could support such an idea. NO NO NO kathy
1/29/2008 10:44:55 PM
What is the incentive? I haven't heard about any horse slaughter plant in SD
1/29/2008 10:44:05 PM
we need more slaughterhouses so these poor ceatures don't have to go on a long grueling trailerride
1/29/2008 10:40:56 PM
has anyone seen a horse die of starvation? Talk about cruel!
1/29/2008 10:38:20 PM
All slaughter of horses must be stopped
1/29/2008 10:36:04 PM
How many of these slaughter polls are you going to run!! America is AGAINST slaughter
1/29/2008 10:35:20 PM
No SLAUGHTER! it's time to pass HR503 and S.311
1/29/2008 10:32:35 PM
are you kidding??!!
1/29/2008 10:31:19 PM
If we can monitor humane treatment.
1/29/2008 10:29:55 PM
A quick death toward a useful purpose is far prefferrable to starvation and abuse.
1/29/2008 10:29:01 PM
This was a resoundingly bad idea. Glad SD heard our voices.
1/29/2008 10:28:08 PM
People that eat meat should watch the die and look into those eyes.
1/29/2008 10:27:55 PM
no double decker trailers for horses, ever.
1/29/2008 10:24:19 PM
the horse industry has created the problem the horse community is expected to absorb their overload
1/29/2008 10:23:36 PM
I don't like slaughter but sometimes it 's a necessary evil, better than starvation or abuse
1/29/2008 10:21:10 PM
We've already seen what happens with the houses closed. Hope this one will be owned by the US
1/29/2008 10:18:10 PM
everyone wants the cute babies, no one wants the untrained or geriatrics
1/29/2008 10:17:56 PM
Yes.Yes.Yes A sane move finally!
1/29/2008 10:05:32 PM
HORSES ARE NOT BRED HERE IN AMERICA TO BE EATEN !!!!! By ANYONE !!
1/29/2008 10:01:34 PM
this is frikkin crazy! we just got rid of these hell-holes....i thought!
1/29/2008 9:56:50 PM
Horse slaughter is insane!!!
1/29/2008 9:53:33 PM
Why would they consider it when people have fought so hard to shut down the others? It's barbaric!
1/29/2008 9:50:17 PM
We need to ban slaughter in the US as well as the export of horses to be slaughtered
1/29/2008 9:47:37 PM
Without federal laws in place to protect horses in transit/and on site this is an atrocity
1/29/2008 9:45:38 PM
Good for SD! Now the US Congress must pass the AHSPA.
1/29/2008 9:45:33 PM
SLAUGHTER IS A FACT OF LIFE AND MUCH KINDER IN AN AMERICAN SLAUGHTER HOUSE THAN IN 3RD WORLD MEXICO
1/29/2008 9:42:43 PM
horse slaughter is a necessity for the horse industry
1/29/2008 9:41:28 PM
Do people really believe that most horses going to slaughter are old and lame? They know better.
1/29/2008 9:37:31 PM
we need these plants reopened sad to say. no really thought things through the first time.
1/29/2008 9:35:18 PM
This is needed to prevent unwanted horses from a tortured life.
1/29/2008 9:34:12 PM
Has everyone forgotten about humane euthanasia by injection?
1/29/2008 9:32:59 PM
When money becomes more important than love, perhaps we'll open plants to slaughter excess people ..
1/29/2008 9:32:09 PM
Better here supervised than Mexico unsupervised.
1/29/2008 9:26:40 PM
Slaughter is a necessary evil
1/29/2008 9:15:03 PM
I don't support any kind of slaughter
1/29/2008 9:12:35 PM
Horses are NOT raised as food animals. They are fed chemicals known to be harmful to humans.
1/29/2008 9:09:15 PM
We have seen first hand the terrible results of stopping horse slaughter here in the US.
1/29/2008 9:08:14 PM
I'm OK with slaughter but not with government loans to businesses.
1/29/2008 9:08:09 PM
Barbaric: government sponsored murder of a noble animal that changed civilization.
1/29/2008 9:06:38 PM
horses slaughtered for non-human consumption are worse off.
1/29/2008 9:02:52 PM
why would we want to open anohter slaughter house in America when the goal is to stop horse slaughte
1/29/2008 9:01:39 PM
we set a DANGEROUS precedent by allowing this to happen to our pets. Dogs? Cats?
1/29/2008 8:58:17 PM
I have 3 horses now that were rescued from feedlot. I don't agree with horse slaughter forany reason
1/29/2008 8:57:15 PM
We need a humane slaughter plant in this country
1/29/2008 8:56:41 PM
It is a needed industry
1/29/2008 8:56:14 PM
Because horses are treated so awful once they cross the border
1/29/2008 8:56:04 PM
People need to take responsibility. No overbreeding of horses. No taxes to pay for this.
1/29/2008 8:55:40 PM
I dont believe the united states should ever slaughter horses as they are our pets.
1/29/2008 8:49:16 PM
we should be enacting laws to make horse owners more responsible. slaughter methods are inhumane
1/29/2008 8:48:20 PM
This is a despicable industry, with our horrors paying the price.
1/29/2008 8:47:32 PM
People who support this should be Shot. S.D. is home of Mt Rushmore not Mt horsemore.
1/29/2008 8:45:54 PM
We desperately need some way to remove totally useless specimens from the general horse population.
1/29/2008 8:45:38 PM
No bank would give a loan or line of credit to construct a horse slaughter plant given the risk of t
1/29/2008 8:44:57 PM
other alternatives to slaughter need to be found. It is possible.
1/29/2008 8:43:54 PM
Horse slaughter is a real necessity, both fo rthe horses and the equine industry. There is no other
1/29/2008 8:42:41 PM
I vote no with the caveat that transport elsewhere for slaughter is outlawed.
1/29/2008 8:41:18 PM
Where is the message getting lost. We keep fighting against, voting against this horrible practice
1/29/2008 8:39:55 PM
NO WAY EVER
1/29/2008 8:38:55 PM
It is uncivilized and a horrible industry to have in the US, or anywhere for that matter.
1/29/2008 8:38:40 PM
safe & humane transport is used and a quick & painless system to take out the horse.no human consump
1/29/2008 8:36:53 PM
Only a fool would invest in or support this.
1/29/2008 8:34:25 PM
If a horse needs assistance in dying, humane euthanasia is the only moral option.
1/29/2008 8:29:59 PM
U.S. needs a plant. Horses now shipped to Mexico for slaughter die a death 10,000 times worse.
1/29/2008 8:29:29 PM
Another choice is passing a law making horses immortal!
1/29/2008 8:28:12 PM
I disagree with the slaughter of any healhy horse
1/29/2008 8:27:46 PM
if horse has no purpose or value it will be neglected, die slow death of starvation.
1/29/2008 8:27:16 PM
NO to SLAUGHTER! It is BARBARIC! Kathy
1/29/2008 8:25:19 PM
no slaughter plants means overabundance of stock at rescue facilities
1/29/2008 8:24:34 PM
If $ would be invested to create a safe drug for the "meat" to end the horses life, I would support
1/29/2008 8:20:30 PM
Horses are an American Icon....they are demesticated PETS not cows pet patties for Europe how sick
1/29/2008 8:19:51 PM
What a terrible business decision...
1/29/2008 8:19:39 PM
If you start a horse rescue facility, turn unable to afford feed, horses starve, jail for you.
1/29/2008 8:17:58 PM
Keep Slaughter in US it can be regulated/humaine here No slaughter here has led to starved/neglected
1/29/2008 8:17:15 PM
Absolutely not. We abolished slaughter in this country for a reason last year. THE PEOPLE SPOKE.
1/29/2008 8:14:14 PM
More horses are suffering and being abandoned after the ban went into effect.
1/29/2008 8:12:25 PM
americans do not want this bruta
1/29/2008 8:12:17 PM
the economy needs all of the equine slaughter plants
1/29/2008 8:07:54 PM
It's cruel and senseless!
1/29/2008 8:07:44 PM
unwanted horses & very low horse prices warrant slaughtering opportunities
1/29/2008 8:02:02 PM
Why not put the money into no-breeding education, instead? Or assistance with euthanasia?
1/29/2008 7:59:41 PM
Unwanted horses that are unadoptable should be humanely euthanized!
1/29/2008 7:58:44 PM
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
1/29/2008 7:48:18 PM
I strongly feel slaugtering horses is horrible, inhumane, terrorizing and not euthanasia!
1/29/2008 7:47:38 PM
Would you rather have a quick captive bolt kill? Or stabbing them in the spine like in Mexico?
1/29/2008 7:46:46 PM
No,No, athousand times nooooo
1/29/2008 7:45:28 PM
hell no!
1/29/2008 7:44:58 PM
Isn't this illegal now? How disgusting!
1/29/2008 7:44:51 PM
Tax money should not fund this.
1/29/2008 7:44:08 PM
stop transport and inhumane killing of horses shipped to mexico and canada
1/29/2008 7:43:27 PM
Absurd!!
1/29/2008 7:41:44 PM
Of all of the animals that has helped mankinmd on EVERY level we seem to be hell bent to say Thank Y
1/29/2008 7:36:09 PM
We need to challenge people to feed and house unwanted horses to avoid slaughter
1/29/2008 7:31:58 PM
they shouldn't have horse slaughter in any country its down right inhumaine
1/29/2008 7:29:29 PM
I believe there is a need .
1/29/2008 7:28:52 PM
We need a place to put the unwanted horses. They just keep floating around from horse sale to sale.
1/29/2008 7:28:21 PM
yes, yes, yes!!!We need it!!
1/29/2008 7:26:52 PM
It is about time some rational thought comes about !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1/29/2008 7:24:50 PM
Banning horse slaughter in this country is long overdue~!!
1/29/2008 7:24:05 PM
If the slaughter were to be performed in a humane way, I might support it.
1/29/2008 7:22:14 PM
the bill's been defeated, so the question is moot - for now.
1/29/2008 7:20:40 PM
slaughter is a necessary evil. just as you can't save the cats and dogs you can't save all horses
1/29/2008 7:20:00 PM
There has to be a better alternative for unwanted horses than to be starved,neglected,abandonded
1/29/2008 7:15:02 PM
we live 1/2 mile from SD. i don't think so!
1/29/2008 7:13:03 PM
Need to cull 'em? Can't sell 'em. What else are you going to do with 'em?
1/29/2008 7:11:00 PM
Don't reward those that torture and kill our horses!
1/29/2008 7:10:18 PM
By removing the easy way to disposing of the unwanted horses; perhaps they will stop breeding them.
1/29/2008 7:08:46 PM
We NEED slaughter!!!!!!!!!
1/29/2008 7:07:25 PM
I don't support horse slaughter under any circumstances
1/29/2008 7:05:17 PM
back yard breeders of horses and dogs and cats should be stopped and slaughter should be banned
1/29/2008 6:58:44 PM
horse slaughter-a national disgrace because people won't stop over breeding.
1/29/2008 6:58:27 PM
unwanted horses have to go somewhere
1/29/2008 6:57:28 PM
We do not have slaughter houses for dogs or cats why is this acceptable for horses?
1/29/2008 6:56:57 PM
It is needed, much better here than in Mexico
1/29/2008 6:55:16 PM
Barbaric, plain and simple. Humans are more creative than this, let's lose the brain laziness.
1/29/2008 6:55:07 PM
who, is the bigger animal
1/29/2008 6:51:30 PM
If the animals are handled humanely.
1/29/2008 6:50:41 PM
I love horses but there has to be a place for sick and unwanted animals.
1/29/2008 6:47:08 PM
We need a better way to find homes for unwanted or neglected horses as well as retirement
1/29/2008 6:46:31 PM
Economic growth for the region.
1/29/2008 6:45:50 PM
How can we close plants and then waste money building one more to close!???
1/29/2008 6:41:39 PM
As long as solid legislation is put into effect to make sure that humane standards are met!
1/29/2008 6:33:09 PM
Horse slaughter is unethical.
1/29/2008 6:32:22 PM
Horses are special creatures and should not be slaughtered! no matter what!!!!
1/29/2008 6:31:05 PM
A quick death is better than an infirm horse being abandoned on the street or in a field.
1/29/2008 6:28:51 PM
Sd won't solve the problem of southern horses going to Mexico
1/29/2008 6:27:10 PM
But it must be a humane plant
1/29/2008 6:26:00 PM
People that think horses were put here on earth to be ate should be the ones to get butchered,
1/29/2008 6:25:14 PM
It bets staveing & being shipped to Mexico & Canada.
1/29/2008 6:23:22 PM
Stop overbreeding!
1/29/2008 6:23:18 PM
i think every state should have one
1/29/2008 6:23:13 PM
No more killing American horses for Janpanese dinner tables.
1/29/2008 6:18:21 PM
These money grabbers should also want to make money off killing cats and dogs for meat?
1/29/2008 6:18:18 PM
we need to have a reliable place to send the many unwanted animals rather than watch them starve
1/29/2008 6:17:42 PM
Horses are an American icon. They helped man settle the country. They can be a true friend to man.
1/29/2008 6:17:02 PM
stop slaughter in u.s. and prevent shipping to mexico and canada for slaughter...th
1/29/2008 6:16:45 PM
I think the slaughter of horses is immoral and reflects a total lack of understanding of the nature
1/29/2008 6:15:38 PM
open a new horse slaughter plant??? Never.
1/29/2008 6:14:05 PM
We must have a place for the unwanted horses. Sad, but true.
1/29/2008 6:08:26 PM
There must be SOME place for unwanted and/or rogue horses to go.
1/29/2008 6:07:57 PM
Why would anyone open another when three have been closed down due to protest?
1/29/2008 6:07:49 PM
We do not eat horse meat in the US. Horses should not be bred and then sent to slaughter!
1/29/2008 6:01:22 PM
Horse slaughter is not humane. The captive bolt does not cause instant death.
1/29/2008 6:01:14 PM
Slaughter plants are a necessary evil as long as there are
1/29/2008 6:00:54 PM
control our backyard breeding and neglect.
1/29/2008 6:00:36 PM
the majority of americans want horse slaughter ended in this country
1/29/2008 5:58:23 PM
No, Stop Killing Horses!
1/29/2008 5:58:03 PM
this is appalling that they want to do this, as we are working on the federal bills to stop slaughte
1/29/2008 5:55:48 PM
We need a HUMANE & REGULATED plant back in the states
1/29/2008 5:54:56 PM
Horses helped us settle these United States of America. NO Slaughter of these amazing creatures!
1/29/2008 5:54:47 PM
Too many horses are starving to death
1/29/2008 5:53:18 PM
knew this would never end. too much money in it for the greedy people
1/29/2008 5:47:20 PM
What happens to the 'unsuitable for anything horses/ponies'? This is not pretty, but better than st
1/29/2008 5:45:05 PM
They should be offering incentives for people to adopt rather than slaughter.
1/29/2008 5:45:02 PM
No way, euthanasia and responsible wonership, breeding, training, slaughter is not humane
1/29/2008 5:44:09 PM
we have to have a remedy for those "End of the road" horses
1/29/2008 5:39:04 PM
Only in the states can you regulate the safety and quick disposal.
1/29/2008 5:38:57 PM
END HORSE SLAUGHTER ALREADY !!!!
1/29/2008 5:38:08 PM
Are you kidding?! How SICK!
1/29/2008 5:37:31 PM
I love horses so I support slaughter. There are much crueler ways of dieing than humane slaughter.
1/29/2008 5:34:21 PM
unless can guarantee horse not stolen and process made "humane", i cannot support any slaughter hous
1/29/2008 5:34:06 PM
I don't agree with how they do it.. But it is better than starving them.
1/29/2008 5:33:14 PM
The should not happen at all.
1/29/2008 5:33:07 PM
something has to be done, there are two many horses being abandoned and starving.
1/29/2008 5:32:34 PM
Better this than starve
1/29/2008 5:32:22 PM
the slaughter of horses is brutal and cruel.
1/29/2008 5:30:52 PM
I agree that slaughter plants are needed, but not by tax monies
1/29/2008 5:30:26 PM
Would you eat your dog?
1/29/2008 5:29:20 PM
We have no "bottom" in the horse market in the U.S. Will establish price per pound at least
1/29/2008 5:27:48 PM
This is horrible and should be stopped
1/29/2008 5:27:40 PM
If we allow participate by allowing slaughter to occur in the US, we fall very short as civilized pe
1/29/2008 5:27:23 PM
It is very necesary
1/29/2008 5:26:48 PM
Our country as a whole is not prepared to deal with thousands of homeless and/or useless horses.
1/29/2008 5:26:33 PM
Absolutely NO!! Slaughter in any form is inhumane and cruel!!!! Stop this insanity!
1/29/2008 5:24:21 PM
I love horses but too many suffer miserable lives
1/29/2008 5:21:38 PM
Horse slaughter is torture these animals are not put down humanly,. Stop the slaughter Now! STS
1/29/2008 5:20:19 PM
Recycle them! Don't inject w/toxins & dump in landfills
1/29/2008 5:19:51 PM
Americans do not want to slaughter their horses!! The proof is in the numbers!!!
1/29/2008 5:19:20 PM
better than mexio
1/29/2008 5:18:33 PM
Next will be America's dogs ...the slippery slope .
1/29/2008 5:17:42 PM
The majority of Americans oppose horse slaughter. America is a democracy so the majority rules.
1/29/2008 5:15:44 PM
People are abandoning and starving horses in record numbers. That is far more prolonged and cruel
1/29/2008 5:13:54 PM
Don't these idiot legislators know this is a dying business that Americans don't support
1/29/2008 5:12:12 PM
Thank God for some with brains!
1/29/2008 5:12:06 PM
I believe there is nothing wrong with the slaughter of horses, just as with beef, sheep, pigs, etc.
1/29/2008 5:10:08 PM
End all commercial equine slaughter, what next our dogs and cats cause there's a market for them?
1/29/2008 5:09:49 PM
We are worked so hard to get all three plants closed in the USA, why on Earth would we agree to this
1/29/2008 5:09:04 PM
No money should be given to attract any type of business, heck why not use the money for a rescue
1/29/2008 5:08:23 PM
There will never be a horse slaughter plant in this country again.
1/29/2008 5:08:13 PM
You don't eat the creatures that helped you become civilized. I do approve of human slaughter howeve
1/29/2008 5:08:03 PM
I would think that they reailized what the public thinks of this type of business.
1/29/2008 5:07:48 PM
There should be afederal ban against horse slaughter - this ban should also prohibit exportation
1/29/2008 5:07:27 PM
mexican slaughter plants are inhumane. Starving, abused, unwanted horses have increased
1/29/2008 5:05:19 PM
Bill was defeated.
1/29/2008 5:04:43 PM
Hey, I love horses too, but there MUST be a way to eliminate unwanted horses (HUMAINLY)!
1/29/2008 5:04:38 PM
NO!!! We are working to put an end to all horse slaughter in this country.
1/29/2008 5:03:52 PM
We just celebrated closing the Illinois plant. NO! I do not want another plant opening in SD.
1/29/2008 5:03:28 PM
Put $1 Million into caring for & making horses adoptable
1/29/2008 5:01:54 PM
Lets be realistic, dead is dead, why not humanly put to sleep
1/29/2008 5:01:51 PM
Horse slaughter and the transport outside of the US for slaughter should be banned
1/29/2008 5:01:17 PM
It is cruel and should not be allowed to take place; horses deserve lives too.
1/29/2008 5:00:21 PM
As long as it's humane, slaughter is a kinder end than slow starvation.
1/29/2008 4:58:52 PM
There will be no end to the horse suffering until we re-open a humane option for end of life.
1/29/2008 4:57:13 PM
tired of hearing the old, and sick go to slaughter, check whats going to Can, & Mex. to slaughter
1/29/2008 4:55:30 PM
I would support the bill only upon humane, supervised, strict USDA rules apply for slaughter in US.
1/29/2008 4:54:39 PM
The suffering of horses now being sent to Mexico must be stopped!
1/29/2008 4:54:30 PM
Not know, not ever, NEVER!!!!!
1/29/2008 4:53:49 PM
I say no, but have mixed feelings. If only backyard breeders would reconsider.
1/29/2008 4:52:20 PM
We need this!!
1/29/2008 4:51:52 PM
It's a dead issue. The proposal did not pass. It's over.
1/29/2008 4:51:26 PM
Horses are not medicated as food animals, therefore receive medications carcinogenic to people.
1/29/2008 4:50:06 PM
Think carefully about the ramifications before you vote!
1/29/2008 4:49:41 PM
we need one
1/29/2008 4:48:26 PM
A necessary evil, but must be closely regulated.
1/29/2008 4:46:14 PM
Even though I've voted no as I'm against horse slaughter 100%, I'm in two minds. Better than Mexico!
1/29/2008 4:45:32 PM
Horse slaughter is cruel and the people should be punished!
1/29/2008 4:45:21 PM
In plain and simple language, I support the end of slaughtering American horses. Period. The End.
1/29/2008 4:45:07 PM
Slaughter of horses is inhumane & a betrayal of trust- Our relationship w horses is based on trust
1/29/2008 4:44:32 PM
WHAT are they thinking? We the people have raised our voices AGAINST slaughtering our horses!
1/29/2008 4:43:17 PM
$outh Dakota'$ Horse $laughter plant - Who benefitS?
1/29/2008 4:43:03 PM
Totally Disgraceful
1/29/2008 4:42:50 PM
How disgusting!
1/29/2008 4:40:16 PM
Gov't incentives for this purpose are unconscionable
1/29/2008 4:39:16 PM
Only because slaughter in the U.S. would be a kinder fate than what horses are facing in Mexico.
1/29/2008 4:36:59 PM
It has already failed the SD legislature.
1/29/2008 4:34:47 PM
NO, NO, NO, NO!!!
1/29/2008 4:32:36 PM
too many unwanted horses ...
1/29/2008 4:32:26 PM
I know that there is a problem with unwanted horses in the country, but slaughter houses? WTF?
1/29/2008 4:32:24 PM
ALL horse slaughter facilities should be banned in the US entirely! Horses are not bred here for of
1/29/2008 4:29:34 PM
there has to be a way to handle end of life issue with a horse besides neglect.
1/29/2008 4:27:43 PM
The other plants were finally closed. I think as horse owners we need to provide a humane end of li
1/29/2008 4:26:54 PM
I wish there were slaughter plants in every major city in every State and save horses the trip.
1/29/2008 4:25:58 PM
we should pay to humanely euthanzie horses. not send them off to slaughter here, canada or in mexico
1/29/2008 4:22:40 PM
We need it!
1/29/2008 4:22:27 PM
it must end now.
1/29/2008 4:22:06 PM
Have they lost their minds? Is SD that desperate for revenue?
1/29/2008 4:20:24 PM
State money/loans should be used for education not slaughter.
1/29/2008 4:20:21 PM
Absolutely!!! It is needed
1/29/2008 4:20:08 PM
I do not understand why we don't eat horse meat , other country's do .
1/29/2008 4:18:52 PM
shorter ride is better and control methods
1/29/2008 4:17:53 PM
There must be an alternative to moving horses over borders for slaughter, which is inevitable in man
1/29/2008 4:14:45 PM
It was struck down this morning. At least most SD politicians weren't fooled by THEM!
1/29/2008 4:12:00 PM
better to kill quickly than starve inhumanely, as is happening now!
1/29/2008 4:10:45 PM
How utterly disgusting
1/29/2008 4:08:45 PM
stop backyard breeding, be responsible horse owners and this would not be an issue.
1/29/2008 4:08:29 PM
Disturbing abuse of power.
1/29/2008 4:07:00 PM
I am against the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
1/29/2008 3:59:53 PM
It certainly does not make me want to move my equine practice and family to South Dakota
1/29/2008 3:57:22 PM
Horses are being abandonded on roadsides and at sale barns locally; these need a place to go
1/29/2008 3:56:18 PM
Once again, euthanasia is overlooked as solution to unwanted horses.
1/29/2008 3:55:37 PM
WHAT the F&%$#@! what are they thinking?
1/29/2008 3:55:32 PM
Horse slaughter is cruel, horrific and barbaric. It is done for one purpose: GREED, GREED, GREED
1/29/2008 3:53:50 PM
I am an American...Need I say more I DO NOT EAT HORSE MEAT I ride them as well as love them.
1/29/2008 3:53:27 PM
Of course I don't want to see this or any other horse slaughterhouse in the United States!
1/29/2008 3:52:01 PM
Are you kidding me?
1/29/2008 3:51:52 PM
Please do not allow this cruel and heartless act occur in the USA -- it is a travesty to the horse
1/29/2008 3:51:40 PM
Eating our pets has never had a part in--and it does not now--the American ethnic.
1/29/2008 3:51:26 PM
Shame on the elected officials in SD for even considering this!
1/29/2008 3:46:36 PM
Horse Slaughter is an incredibly cruel, horrible practice that is not a humane way to die.
1/29/2008 3:45:09 PM
Let's undo the damage done last year! There are too many horses - and the industry - suffering.
1/29/2008 3:44:04 PM
Why would I do that? Our U.S. Senate enacted a 'National Day of the Horse' (S.Res. 452) 2004.
1/29/2008 3:43:58 PM
Horse slaughter is illegal by virtue of the HSA of 1958. The law has never been enforced!
1/29/2008 3:43:00 PM
With a federal ban finally be so close to getting passed - these people were crazy to suggest this!
1/29/2008 3:38:42 PM
Absoloutely not!
1/29/2008 3:37:36 PM
These monsters need to give it up!America wants these horse slaughter plants closed!Good Riddens!
1/29/2008 3:31:56 PM
Shame on the elected officials in SD for even considering this!
1/29/2008 3:18:48 PM
this plant will not be built.Moot issue
1/29/2008 3:18:33 PM
No matter how you put it, horse slaughter is NOT humane and should be banned forever!
1/29/2008 2:59:14 PM
HR 503 and SB 311, Horse Slaughter Prevention Act's are going to be passed in Congress.
1/29/2008 2:52:50 PM
Yes, If shipping, handling and killing were humanely done, under supervision 100% of the time
1/29/2008 1:17:56 PM
Keep em in the stable and off the table!
1/29/2008 12:53:24 PM
We should concentrate on humane slaughter legislation, not banning slaughter.
1/29/2008 12:28:14 PM
Horses are livestock. If you want to eat one, Bon Apetit
1/29/2008 12:00:18 PM
We need a humane way to dispose of horses. Just like pet dogs and cats.
1/29/2008 11:36:10 AM
Every state should be required to have a proccesing plant for the humane disposal of unwanted horses
1/29/2008 11:20:15 AM
stop breding them until the price goes up !
1/29/2008 10:43:15 AM
There is no drug withold time on horse meat; it is dangerous to eat.
1/29/2008 9:47:25 AM
Why not? Look at the way the horse economy is now!
1/29/2008 8:54:02 AM
thats horrible
1/29/2008 8:51:40 AM
Don't waste tax $ on what will be shut down soon anyway like the others!
1/29/2008 8:25:47 AM
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