Friday, May 05, 2006

Humans Eating Horses: Then and Now

Dear Readers,
There's a scene in DAWN RUNNER in which Sam and her best friend Pam, from San Francisco, sit in campfire light listening to Pam's mother explain humans' early relationship with horses -- as food. So, it was interesting to me to read this article:
http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060501_extinct_horses.html
which explores discoveries which indicate human consumption wiped out mammoths and wild horses in Alaska around 12,000 years ago.
People surviving on the frozen tundra didn't have much to eat, then, but today?
In this article
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3173 you'll read about filmmakers who went undercover to make a documentary on Texas factory workers slaughtering 88,000 horses. It's not a pleasant read, but I admire the filmmakers who don't just sit back and say, "wow, that's too bad." They believe people have a right to know what's happening and get the facts to prove it.

Related deadline: Today is the last day to write a letter to the heads of BLM expressing your feelings about the future of Cloud and his mustang herd in the Pryor Mountains. You can go to TheCloudFoundation.org for a sample letter and addresses.


Thanks for caring.
My readers are the best.

With hugs for you all,
Terri

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