Uh yes...I thought that is what they did. Laurie --- Tim Harder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What are they supposed to do... feed them until they > die > of old age? > > > > > > On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 06:30 PM, Charles > wrote: > > > CSU horse auction law questioned > > > > It now requires sale to top bidder - even if it's > slaughterhouse > > > > By Associated Press > > November 28, 2003 > > > > FORT COLLINS - A state law requires Colorado State > University to > > auction horses it uses for research and education > when they are no > > longer useful, even if the highest bidder is a > slaughterhouse, CSU > > officials said. > > > > Rep. Tom Wiens, R-Castle Rock, said he plans to > push for a change in > > the law. > > > > > > > <image.tiff>The CSU College of Veterinary Medicine & > Biomedical > Sciences regularly purchases and receives horses > donated for research, > but once the animals are no longer fertile or of use > in the classroom, > they are auctioned. > > > > Under state law, all state government agencies > must auction assets > > they no longer need, said Lance Perryman, dean of > the college. > > > > "We cannot favor or discriminate against any > potential bidders. Anyone > > is eligible to bid," Perryman said. "Our desire is > to place our horses > > in a high-quality-care environment in which they > will continue to live > > useful, productive lives." > > > > He said a committee of veterinarians, breeders, > owners and CSU animal > > ethicist Bernard Rollin organize the sale to try > to put horses in good > > homes, and the auction is heavily advertised in > publications that > > cater to ranch and equestrian communities. > > > > Third-party equine experts also are brought in to > vouch for the > > suitability of the horses. > > > > But bidders say that of 81 horses sold off at a > Nov. 14 auction on > > CSU's campus, 25 went to two people known for > selling horses to > > slaughterhouses. > > > > Perryman said CSU does not know the background of > the buyers. > > > > The auctioneer for the event, WW Auctions & Real > Estate in Fort > > Collins, did not return phone calls. > > > > Of the 81 horses sold, 12 were originally donated > to the university, > > CSU officials said. They did not know how many of > those horses were > > sold to a slaughterhouse buyer. > > > > Wiens said he finds the bidding troublesome and > wants to change the > > law that requires auctions. > > > > "Here in the West, we have a special relationship > with horses. I want > > to find what is the real economic impact for CSU. > What is the revenue > > they get for selling the horses at auction?" he > asked. > > > > CSU made about $53,000 from the Nov. 14 event - an > average of $653 a > > horse, ranging in price from $300 to $1,625. The > university auctions > > horses about every two years, Perryman said. > > > > Bill Stiffler, founder of Friends of Horses Rescue > & Adoption in > > Greenwood Village, said he is concerned about > horses that end up in > > slaughterhouses to meet demand for horse meat in > overseas markets. > > > > Stiffler said slaughterhouses knock horses > unconscious, hang them by > > their feet and cut their throats. He said it is > illegal to use > > injections to euthanize horses slaughtered for > human consumption. > > > > "The state and CSU need to be held accountable for > the way they > > disburse what they call state assets. I think the > law needs to be > > re-examined," Stiffler said. > > > > > > > > > > Charles Mims > > http://www.the-sandbox.org > > > > > > > <spacer.gif>_______________________________________________ > > Sndbox mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > > _______________________________________________ > Sndbox mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net >
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