Native American Hypocrisy
The Calvary captured a band of Palouse Indians along with their large herd of horses. I’m Susan Allen stay tuned to hear the result of this historic encounter. In the 1840’s the US Calvary captured Palouse Indians and slaughtered their entire herd of 800 prized horses,(clubbing young foals to death to save bullets.) A witness wrote “The defeated Indians wondered what nature of mankind could kill horses—stallions, gelding, mares, and colts—in such a cold blooded manner.” “What monsters could do such a thing?” It has been said Indians never forgot the horse slaughter. They must have, because their descendants are lobbying today for a “special rights” proposal that would amend HR 503 the National anti-horse slaughter bill so that slaughter plants could be built on reservations, allowing Indians to profit from selling horse meat. Will they be USDA regulated and inspected? Whether you are pro or con horse slaughter isn’t the issue, it’s the fact that a segment of society is granted special privileges that the majority of its country's citizens oppose. Think hunting whales with rifles, game out of season, salmon fishing nets, and... now slaughtering horses for human consumption. A new bill that just passed the House in July, the Restore Our American Mustangs Act, forbids the sale of healthy wild horses for commercial slaughter, promotes contraception and increasing wild horse sanctuaries and parks on public land.If the horse is such a treasured part of Native American culture (like we have been taught from grade school on) why aren't tribes volunteering reservation land for sanctuaries or working with bill proponents towards new humane horse management methods? It's hypocritical, especially in light of the fact Indians expect others to respect their culture while they so readily exploit it for financial gain. Tell them at the National Congress of American Indians at ncai.org. I’m Susan
