A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course

Louisville, Kentucky: June 13, 2000

In the shadow of one of the grandest sites in the world of sport, Ron made a plea for the malnourished people of America. With the majestic spires of Churchill Downs, site of the Kentucky Derby, behind him, Ron delivered a speech to the people and for the people.

"When in the course of dining," he began, "and there is not enough meat to be served, what are the poor to do? Go hungry?"

"Once the fun here at the racetrack ends, and the cost of care and feeding for aging horses begins to mount, these equines should be sent to the slaughterhouse, and eventually to someone's dinner table."

Horses auctioned in Kentucky, Maryland, and California are often trucked to Texas slaughterhouses, and eventually end up in European and Asian meat markets and restaurants. "But why not on American dinner plates!?!" voiced Ron over the hushed crowd.

In November, a state ballot measure will determine whether horse meat should be banned from sale for human consumption. If passed, the "Save the Horses" initiative would also keep American restaurants from putting horse meat on the menu. Ron opposes this initiative and proposes utilizing the slaughtered meat to feed hungry Americans through his "A Gift Horse in the Mouth" program.

"They're trying to tell the general public what they can and cannot eat," stated Ron. "I wouldn't want someone to tell me I couldn't eat broccoli, or cauliflower, or lettuce."

"It is eaten in other countries just as dogs and cats are eaten in other countries," continued Ron. "While I am vehemently opposed to Americans eating dog or cat, for some reason, horse just seems full of nutritional goodness. There is a market for it in our poverty-laden society...let's fill that demand. Let's help where help is needed -- on the dinner table."

There has been not much opposition to the ballot initiative. Ron wants to reverse that trend. "Try to think of horses the way you think of cows -- as steaks or hamburgers," Ron pleaded to the crowd. "By voting against this ballot proposal and supporting 'A Gift Horse in the Mouth', you can help feed America. Please, do what you can to back us in this endeavor," Ron concluded.

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