On 4 Jun 2021 13:29:38 GMT, Tim Streater
wrote:

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Horses aren't exploited.

No, of course they aren't ...

They get asked to carry people,

Bwhahahaha ... and by 'asked' you mean 'forced', often after being
'broken'? I asked our dog if it wanted to go out for a walk earlier
but he didn't because it was raining. Just think how chuffed he would
be if I forced him out AND forced him to carry something on his back,
just because he 'could'?

or pull a cart, all
of which arre well within their ability,

As they could be yours, 'Goblin'. Just because something is able to do
something, why would you even start to assume you have the right to
force it to do so in the return for anything?

The test would be to leave the doors open to your barn and see if a
*wild* (unbroken) horse wanders in and hitches itself up to the cart
on it's own.

and in exchange are fed, watered,
cleaned,

Ah right. So exactly like slaves you mean, including a good whipping
if they don't immediately do what's 'asked' of them?

and protected against predators.

Removing part of their natural instincts of 'fight or flight'. Living
less of a natural life before we interfered.

Why is it we are advised to let our dogs OFF the lead if we are being
attacked by the likes of cows? It's because the dog is more than
capable of looking after itself, as would be a horse in many
instances. Many predators, even lionesses are 'careful' when it comes
to taking something like an adult zebra because of the sort of damage
a kick can do. Many lions that get kicked and badly injured can die as
a result. *That* is nature, not restricting the movement of an animal
in a cage or frame and bolt gunning it in the head or gassing it.

And why do you think it's 'right' to deny a predator it's food when it
has no other options?

Win-win, ISTM.

Yeah, in your indoctrinated world maybe.

Oh, and how's that killfile working out for you Goblin?

Cheers, T i m