Times Log

Tuesday: I found the article about abandoned horses and slaughter houses extremely interesting. While I knew that the current state of the economy affected everyone in the United States, I was somewhat surprised to learn that ranchers and farmers were abandoning their horses. Given the increase in abandoned horses, the debate to reopen slaughterhouses fired back up. Since the last slaughterhouse was closed just last year, this issue remains relatively controversial. I wonder what the alternative to slaughterhouses would be for these mistreated horses. For instance, aren't there farms or ranches in need of more horses? Coming from Colorado where ranching still exists, I wonder how local ranchers are dealing with this issue and their takes on the debate of slaughterhouses.