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	Debate over slaughtering horses gains new life

MorganLvr

9-25-2008 11:00 AM

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slaughter, horses, washington, congress

MorganLvr says:

I always have been - and always will be - against killing horses for human consumption. It can never be humane, and we could come up with other solutions to the equine over population if we REALLY wanted to.

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