[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nemo123

People can turn a blind eye to cruelty when they are conditioned to look upon animals as livestock and food. They are treated like livestock, and subjected to neglect and outright cruelty, the kind of cruelty that would cost their owners huge fines and prison terms if the animals were dogs or cats or horses even.

The reason that Princess Anne made her comments is that horses are not covered by the same legislation as livestock. That was the whole point!

You think all farmers are cruel? And you believe there is no legislation in place to minimise this? And that there are no consequences when these cases are brought to light? There are consequences including fines and imprisonment. No one's turning a blind eye, and having someone in the public eye try to start a debate is a good thing.