In case you’ve been in a hole and haven’t been paying attention, we’ve been discussing the current state of the horse industry. So you can catch up and join in the discussion, you might want to start at the beginning: Introduction Part One Animal Rights v. Animal Welfare Part Two Part Three Part one: Grass [...]
Previously we’ve looked at Arguments 1 and 2, in favor of closing the horse processing facilities. And if you missed the introduction, or the post that defined animal rights vs. animal welfare, you might want to catch up before reading this one! Today we’ll tackle Argument 3 (from this report)- that horse owners will do [...]
This is the second part in our series about the horse industry, so if you missed the introduction or part one, you might want to read those first. I also want to take this moment to make the distinction between “animal rights” and “animal welfare”. I am, as I said earlier this week, pro-animal welfare. [...]
As part of our on-going discussion about the horse industry, I feel it is important to discuss the differences in animal rights v. animal welfare. From the Animal Welfare Council Website: Animal Welfare, as defined by the American Veterinary Medical Association, is a human responsibility that encompasses all aspects of animal well-being, including proper housing, [...]
At Utah State University, a group of undergraduate students, a professor, an equine extension agent and the coordinator of the equine extension program gathered their resources, and minds, to write a paper about the state of the industry as it stands now. It’s a long paper, and in it’s entirety can be found here. However, I’d [...]
I have decided to do a weekly, to bi-weekly post, at least until I feel like I’ve exhausted my resources, on the current state of the Horse Industry. As an industry professional, I think it’s important that public become educated on policies that they have helped perpetuate either directly or indirectly. Maybe you’re not in the horse [...]
