The "Unintended consequences" of Animal Rights Legislation
The slaughterhouse closings themselves may have added to the population of the unwanted. In some parts of the country, auctioneers say, the closings have contributed to a drop in the price of horses at the low end of the market, and the added distance in the shipping of horses bound for slaughter, combined with higher fuel costs, means that some small or thin horses are no longer worth the fuel it takes to transport them.
The results are not too surprising to an economist.
Labels: AnimalRights, Economics
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