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Here are 2 of our most popular postings from our blog at wordpress.com. They are in order of the most popular first

Eating your pets  - March 6, 2007 (As of Feb. 22, 2008 this blog post has been read over 30,000 times)

I simply find it amazing that some horse owners in the USA condone the slaughter of horses for human consumption as a way of controlling the horse population. They justify this by sighting the many horses that are showing up at “horse rescues” all over the USA. This to me is no better than the idea of taking all the dogs and cats in animal shelters and conducting experiments on them or using their skins for human fur coats - both of which has been done in the past until laws were passed to stop such practises.

Where did I find such facts that horse owners are mostly for this practise? On the horse message boards across the USA. Only a handful were openly against the wholesale slaughter of horses. I am sure, or at least hopeful that there were many others that were against horse slaughter but simply remained silent on the issue.

The noble horse has helped man with farming, transport, sports and companionship throughout the centuries. Only in times of extreme famine has man normally resorted to eating this animal. Nowadays horse flesh is a delicacy and as such is in demand in certain countries throughout the world. Why are we supplying them? Simple - money.

I hang my head in shame that as a horse owner I am surrounded by pro horse slaughter horse owners. I will always remain dead set against horse slaughter of any type - enough said.

Dressing your pets in style - Feb. 28, 2007 (this blog entry gets about 1500 hits a month)

How many pet owners dress up their pets? More than you think. It is no longer the little girl or boy that dresses up Fido or Felix, it’s now mom, dad, uncle and aunt. Petco, Petsmart and other major retailers are all jumping on the band wagon of carrying sweaters, raincoats, halloween costumes and more for dogs, cats, rats and ferrets.

Large animal owners have not been immune from all this. Horse, llama and goat owners have their share of outer wear from blankets to costumes for parades and shows.

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