This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 1/28/00 9:21:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Here's a rather odd idea that's been floating in my head for a couple years now. And it would work for ANY horse, not just a fjord. You know how the horse's chestnuts are like our fingerprints? I've often wondered why we don't have a system where we chestnut-print our horses. There is no muss, fuss, branding or microchipping. If we were all on the same page, any auctionhouse/ slaughterhouse would be able to print each horse, run the print through a computer and voila! It comes up loud and clear who the horse is, and more importantly, if it is stolen. >> I think thits is already done in the racing industry. But who is going to take the time to try to clean the mud off, hold the condemned still, and try to get and compare a clear enough print to make an ID? The horses in a sluaghterhouse environment are killed so quickly that nobody working there is likely to take the time with this method, on the off chance that it is stolen. I still think the better approach is a mandatory 25 year jail term, no parole, for horse theft. How about the same for auto? Make a potential thief KNOW that the first time he is caught will likely be his last time as a rustler in his lifetime. And maybe allow owners to shoot to kill anyone caught in the process of stealing a horse, without fear of repercusions. Merek
