DISQUS

Drew · 2 years ago

I agree. This is also about putting some people out of work.

Robbie · 2 years ago

This has always been a waste of time for state government. Hope everyone is happy. We may not have a new tax plan, energy relief, better educational funding, or anything else useful, but at least we got that all important horse slaughter ban passed!

RMW Stanford · 2 years ago

This seems like a huge waste of the state's time and money. If it's ok to slaughter cows, pigs, lambs, ect for food, why not horses?

Mr. Ethics · 2 years ago

The SJR reports the exports worth $30 million. Nice work shutting down a business that actually imports cash into the state. Farmers sell these old horses for revenue, but now they will probably be hit with a state mandated disposal fee.

Pat Collins · 2 years ago

I agree, why on earth would we WANT to shut down a biz? This is the triumph of emotions over common sense.

It's like a sappy movie.

Thannnnnkkkkksssss, Wilburrrrrrr.

Anon · 2 years ago

Jacobs should give credit for that quote to former Rep. Charlie Morrow who said it during debate the last time the bill came up.

Lula May · 2 years ago

If it's ok to slaughter cows, pigs, lambs, ect for food, why not horses ? He's right meat is meat. Humans are animals. When seniors are old and have no further use to society why not just slaughter them for dog food. Disgusting ? So is eating other animals.

Little Egypt · 2 years ago

Blago is actually going to communicate with MMadigan over this issue. Wow! Now that's what I call having your priorities straight. Blago will talk to Madigan about not taking horses to the slaughterhouse but he won't talk to Madigan about not taking the taxpayers to the cleaners.

Rich Miller · 2 years ago

LE, I think it's the other way around.

Gene Parmesan · 2 years ago

I'm down with Lula May's idea, let's slaughter old people. We'll make Illinois kinda like Logan's Run, lazer guns and trippy new-wave outfits included.

The bonus is this will get the old people to move out of Illinois, reducing our insurance costs substantially. We won't need a GRT!

annoyed all the time · 2 years ago

very valid points- we may not like it but as Americans there are many things we don't eat that are eaten in other countries - if we can provide that, it provides jobs and a way for old horses to be sold for farmers to have the income off an old horse then why not - i think it s disgusting and would not eat ostrich, aligator, or horse, but if it's food for someone why not? Sound to me although I haven't read everything that these are old horses and they are not being bred specificaly for consumption like chickens - oh well - stick it to the farmers again I guess

Little Egypt · 2 years ago

When Little Little E#1 was stationed in S. Korea, he learned that dogs were a common source of meat. Is there a loophole in this legislation that would allow DeKalb to continue slaughtering horses for, say, pet food and ship it overseas to a processor who would then turn it into food for human consuption and we will end up buying it back at a higher price? This world revolves around loopholes and surely there must be one or two in this legislation.

I'm also betting that if a hungry cowboy or indian in the old west had to put down a horse that was a "companion", someone came along and put the old nag on the barby. In the movie the Searchers, Ethan Edwards (played by John Wayne), said a white man rides a horse until it drops. Then an Apache comes along, rides the horse until it dies, then eats it (John Wayne info provided by LE spouse).

anonymiss · 2 years ago

didn't they just pass a fed bill that would supercede state law anyway?

Jake from Elwood · 2 years ago

Some Americans cherish their pet potbelly pigs, but that does not keep most Americans from indulging in ham and bacon on a regular basis.
This is yet another example where animal rights are given priority over human rights (i.e., the rights of employees at the DeKalb plant)
Remember. . . HUMANS > PETS.

A Citizen · 2 years ago

Whatever became of the "Glue Factory" ??

i d · 2 years ago

Stupid ban. We don't want old horses turned out to starve and we do need all the businesses we can get.

Gene Parmesan · 2 years ago

id, that's the thing. these horses aren't being raised for slaughter. they're old horses that, if they aren't turned into food for consumption, will be slaughtered anyway. why not make a buck?

watching horses starve to death bc of poor ownership (mostly from non-rural, non-farmers) is worth penning legislation, their slaughter is not. most of the time their slaughter is an "old yellar" situation.

Bill · 2 years ago

Hey Rich,
Why the slam on Bo? She is still hot!

i d · 2 years ago

I guess I was not clear. Okay to slaughter old horses and okay to do it at the the DeKalb slaughter house. I do not believe in letting old animals suffer uncared for and unmedicated until they die naturally.Once they are gone, what matters if they are used as a food product.

GettingJonesed · 2 years ago

Looks like the Dean of Dopes was sipping the silly sauce a little earlier than usual.

Papa Legba · 2 years ago

I'm glad that Rod is tackling the "meatier" issues affecting he state before something as trivial as BALANCED budget.

ugh · 2 years ago

Should we allow our stray dogs and cats to be killed and sold to other countries as well?