Where Have All The Horses Gone?

Millions of horses slaughtered in two decades of unawareness, cats and dogs euthanized by the same huge numbers doesn't speak well of how we treat our domestic friends.

If only twenty of 35,000 Thoroughbred foals born annually are permitted to compete in the Kentucky Derby each year, what happens to the other 34,980?

Why are domesticated cats and dogs being euthanized and horses being slaughtered into the millions by the end of every year? Why do bears invade human garbage cans?

The answers to these questions raise more questions.

When people fail to understand, or to benefit from the value of the animals with which they share the earth, they miss out on a great bounty. Most animals readily adapt to the human way when treated with respect and a measure of love.

Dogs who snarl are kept by people who snarl. Bears pound on garbage cans because they are hungry. Humans are turning their environments upside down. Domesticated animals destroyed by the thousands and millions, in particular horses, cats, and dogs, suffer that fate because man is a poor steward of the dominion he was given.

Perhaps God Himself made a mistake.

Must we destroy our beautiful companions simply because we cannot find ways to control their sheer numbers, or to adequately care for our own environment?

Dogs and cats and horses who cuddle are cared for by people who take proper advantage of their animal companion's capacity to love. These loving animals may act differently when abused.

Horses race because men train them to do so. What happens to over 34,000 racing prospects per year?

Why do roosters fight?

Why do dogs bite?