Both sides make a very effective argument.  I tend to go along with the alternative side, though.  In a perfect world,  all horses would have good homes and never be abandond, but sadly, that is not the case.  I don't oppose the humane and supervised slaughter of horses,  I do vehemently oppose the transportation and "cruel" slaughter of horses to Mexico.   At least in this country the USDA does have some control over the treatment of the animals, where in Mexico,  there is none.  No one watches or cares how any animals are treated there,  and a clean kill is just not worth the trouble.  We make sure our cattle are killed quickly and without torture,  why not our horses?  I have contacted my representatives in Washington,  and I hope you will all do the same.  We can make a difference if we make some noise................

  I wish I had the answer to the question, but I don't, and it makes me feel very helpless, like so many other things in this world.  I do know that whats happening to them is wrong.