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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

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" Surge in Abandoned Horses Renews Debate Over Slaughterhouses " in today's New York Times begs a lot of questions that I wonder how you would answer. Abandoned horses tied to telephone poles. If you want to address the problem, you do something about the people abandoning and neglecting horses.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

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sexual abuse, and animal fighting as well as neglect (such as hoarding). ALDF points to the following examples for why a registry is needed to help animal guardians, law enforcement and shelters protect their animals: Robert Rydzewski : In 2004, the then 29-year-old upstate New Yorker shot his neighbor’s dog in the face twice.

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

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Some were abused or neglected. That at least would be a start till our society puts a higher value on the lives and existence of our furry friends, till the law stands up for our 4-legged buddies, till shelters are no longer overflowing with the unwanted. But all of them still have hope, they wag their tails, they purr.

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