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24. The native populations died out over 12,000 years ago; were separate from their Eurasian cousins...

Sun Apr 15, 2012, 10:57 PM

Apr 2012

With the flooding of the Barring Land Bridge, there was no way for their Eurasian cousins to fill the void when the native population died out alongside other North American megafauna (a continent-wide extinction level event) due to circumstances that are still being investigated and debated in the scientific community. At that time horses had natural predators to keep their numbers in check, and big ones at that, but they don't have them now so that leaves Humans to fill that niche. Moreover, North America was wetter and cooler at that time, so more vegetation to support them then than there is now, even without Human activities.

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New Mexico governor asks feds to stop horse slaughterhouse [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2012 OP

Obviously Valley Meat Co. Sees A Market DallasNE Apr 2012 #1

There has been a market for some time Major Nikon Apr 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author antigone382 Apr 2012 #15

Here here, Major Nikon kurtzapril4 Apr 2012 #18

I grew up on a farm, and had chickens as pets when I was 5 Major Nikon Apr 2012 #20

The way the meat companies are going eventually I'll be PatrynXX Apr 2012 #2

That logic assumes that many consumers have not seen their animals slaughtered OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #7

good. Voice for Peace Apr 2012 #3

There is only so much capacity in rescues, and demand/need for horses is plummeting OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #4

or the wild. alp227 Apr 2012 #8

Part of the problem is they starve to death... in the wild. DRoseDARs Apr 2012 #11

+12,000! n/t kurtzapril4 Apr 2012 #19

simply put: therealsuzn Apr 2012 #23

The native populations died out over 12,000 years ago; were separate from their Eurasian cousins... DRoseDARs Apr 2012 #24

I don't think the wild needs imported horse meat. nt. harmonicon Apr 2012 #13

Do the right thing. Seedersandleechers Apr 2012 #5

Why? people eat horse. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #9

I hope we have cloned meat soon. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #10

....yes, to serve up with the Android Vegetables, Inc. Gibby Apr 2012 #12

Funny. Though I think cloned meat would eventually be cheaper ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #21

one woman was the leader in shutting down the last one in the usa madrchsod Apr 2012 #14

As I remember it the production was moved to Mexico where conditions for the animals were much worse Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #17

Is this Repub Gov going for national exposure? duhneece Apr 2012 #16

Join the club PlanetBev Apr 2012 #22