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Originally Posted by MTVN
How much abuse/mistreatment of horses takes place amongst those who buy them as pets? People who can't afford to care for them properly or get bored of the expense and hassle. And how many dodgy dealers make a profit by selling them for that purpose to families where they know they won't be well cared for or where they get people on payment schemes they can't keep up with
Not a black or white issue imo
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It is a black and white issue... private owners mistreating their horses has absolutely nothing to do with competitive horse breeding and racing? I don't really understand your logic. "It's complicated because private horse owners also sometimes treat horses badly, so that somehow makes it OK that the horse racing industry treats horses badly."
Shut down both