So, what's the Colorado link? Twenty Colorado 4-H'ers have been selected to travel to China to help the rodeo education effort. How cool is that?! Here's the lucky team:
Katelyn Ann McRee Archuleta County
Re’ahna Ray Archuleta County
Jessica Mullin Boulder County
Kasey Miles Delta County
Clay Adams Douglas County
Kimberly Talbert Douglas County
Sydney Anderson Elbert County
Cody Chambers Elbert County
Cade Christensen El Paso County
Stormy Rose Havens Garfield County
Taylor Vagneur Garfield County
Jade Gutierrez La Plata County
Hannah Mei Xu Turner La Plata County
Zach Hooker Larimer County
Kyle Moncrief Larimer County
Shea Lynn Johnson Las Animas County
Shawn Haas Mesa County
Jake Cruzan Montezuma County
Ryan Vargas Pueblo County
Emily Hartman Sedgwick County
Also involved is the Colorado FFA and the National Little Britches Rodeo Association, who also selected youths to help teach the art and sport of rodeo to Chinese youths. What an amazing opportunity to share a deeply American tradition with kids from another country!
In other news, there's another attempt to ban all types of transport of horses intended for slaughter. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) is quoted here:
"Horses transported across our borders for slaughter continue to be treated inhumanely. The Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 will make sure that these majestic creatures are treated with the respect they deserve."
So let me get on my soapbox. How, exactly, does this legislation ensure that these "majestic creatures" are treated humanely? Does anyone believe that horses will really no longer be shipped across the border for slaughter? Wouldn't it be more efficient for us to re-open and properly regulate slaughter in the U.S. so those horses are treated humanely?
Also on thehorse.com is this article that shows a real situation of a horses being treated inhumanely. Now, I'm not going to contend that anyone could try to send such an emaciated animal for slaughter for human consumption, but I will say that slaughter would have been a humane end to this horse's life instead of starving slowly to death.
Finally, does anyone ever get tired of seeing cutting horses at their best? Quarter Horse News posted a great video of Dont Look Twice with Phil Rapp on their homepage. Check it out!
"Horses transported across our borders for slaughter continue to be treated inhumanely. The Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 will make sure that these majestic creatures are treated with the respect they deserve."
So let me get on my soapbox. How, exactly, does this legislation ensure that these "majestic creatures" are treated humanely? Does anyone believe that horses will really no longer be shipped across the border for slaughter? Wouldn't it be more efficient for us to re-open and properly regulate slaughter in the U.S. so those horses are treated humanely?
Also on thehorse.com is this article that shows a real situation of a horses being treated inhumanely. Now, I'm not going to contend that anyone could try to send such an emaciated animal for slaughter for human consumption, but I will say that slaughter would have been a humane end to this horse's life instead of starving slowly to death.
Finally, does anyone ever get tired of seeing cutting horses at their best? Quarter Horse News posted a great video of Dont Look Twice with Phil Rapp on their homepage. Check it out!
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