United Horsemen Enter The Blogosphere
July 30, 2012 by shedrowconfessions
Today Douchebag Duquette proudly announced that The United Horsemen were entering the blogosphere to the widespread apathy of the few remaining UH followers on Facebook. For us anti-slaughter people, it’s like Christmas in July as it gives us more fodder for Point and Laugh Fridays. It appears that Douchebag Dave had some help with editing as the blog is somewhat coherent, but no more fact base than any of the UH’s usual statements. Perhaps they got tired of having Mendy Tobiano’s rants being their blogging `voice’. At least they stayed true to form with lots of misleading facts and outright lies. Let’s take a little look, shall we?
“What a long way we’ve come since the beginning, when we were two groups: United Horseman’s Front (UHF) and United Organizations of the Horse (UOH). UHF started in late 2007, when forward-thinking horsemen realized the devastation that would follow the closure of the last domestic horse processing plants. UOH started in late 2008 as a lobbying group, and in 2009, UHF officially became United Horsemen.
Since that time, we’ve fought tooth and nail against what seemed at times to be insurmountable odds, riding on a wing and a prayer, limited funds and the faith of our members, who have believed in us and our mission. Thank you. Without all of you, we could not have done what we have. Many thought that we couldn’t, but we did. “
– The last slaughter facility was in Illinois and did not close until mid-September of 2007. The `devastation’ didn’t actually begin until the economy collapsed in September of 2008. THAT is when the prices dropped out of the horse market and given the players involved in the UHF and UOH, I doubt a single one of them had the foresight to put two and two together and realize the impact it would have on horse prices. The one thing they are telling the truth about is their `limited funds’ as we know they can’t even afford to refund their Summit of the Horse fees and like to raffle off vehicles that don’t actually exist. Does anybody know if UH still has 501c3 status? I would think they are on very shaking ground with the lobbying and financials if they do.
“As Samson stood against Goliath, so have we stood against the well-funded, well-staffed animal rights movement (ARM). We have proven that the might of the ARM does not make them right. We’ve brought together thousands of horse industry professionals—trainers, breeders, ranchers, and veterinarians—in a united voice against the bullying tactics of the ARM, and we are taking back the reins of our industry. It’s people like us, with centuries of combined experience and knowledge, dedication, and passion for our lifestyles and livelihoods, that should determine the course of the equine industry. And we are.
What’s right for the horse industry, what’s right for horsemen, and what’s right for horses—those are the things UH is all about. Two issues define our mission: animal welfare (not animal rights), and private property rights. “
– Awww, isn’t the whole Samson and Goliath analogy awesome? The only thing the UH has a passion for is torturing and eating animals. As far as their `industry professionals’, they have a bunch of has-been and never-was types. As discussed in many blogs and articles, horse slaughter is not an ARM issue at all. It is a horse issue and an animal welfare issue. What the UH is proposing to do has nothing to do with `welfare’. Of course they won’t tell you that so many of them are failed breeders and trainers and have no place to dump their culls, so they figure they may as well eat them. At least if we bring back slaughter they can continue to have an outlet for their messed up horses and backyard breeding experiments. We all know that PSAs have a lot of both and it is likely very embarrassing for them when real horsemen get their hands on them and turn them around. Better off to kill them all and save at least one of their faces.
They follow with the same old tired rhetoric about how horses are being tortured in Mexico and Canada and that they are out of their jurisdiction for `humane treatment’. I find that an odd statement considering the horses being slaughtered in Canada are in plants that are not any different from what they propose to open on US soil, including having Temple Grandin’s input into the design modifications. They posted up a pretty little graph with absolutely no citation on where they got their numbers, so I’m assuming they got pulled out of Slaughterhouse Sue’s expansive ass. They also pull the `skyrocketing’ cases of abandonment and neglect card yet provide no verifiable numbers or resources.
See the awesome diagram they posted? I bet it took Douchebag Dave and Holy Theresa at least a month with their protractor set to get this all done up to Ole Suey’s satisfaction. This is how the UH’s Equine Rescue and rejuvenation program is going to work. Notice that they want people to DONATE their horses for slaughter. Of course they do! They don’t have two nickels to rub together, so how are they going to go buy up all these unwanted horses to eat? We don’t know where all this assessment an retraining is going to take place, but they promise the next blog will be going into great detail. Hopefully, that detail will include some actual facts and figures as well as WHO is going to be doing all this assessing. I have a feeling the assessments are going to be along the lines of if the horse is fat enough to slaughter or not. I really wish I was joking about that too…
I wonder if anybody has any hard numbers on how many members the UH really has… I know they were charging $50 annually for a basic membership and Douchebag Dave had to cough that up from his own bank account along with the $175 Summit registration to at least one disgruntled member. Has anybody actually purchased one of their super economical lifetime supporter memberships for $5000? It really makes me wonder where they plan to get the millions of dollars it will take to get their programs off the ground. They whine about all the money that the anti-slaughter side has,but it never occurs to them that is because successful horsemen don’t support slaughter. I’m glad to see that Slaughterhouse Sue’s time in exile has been well spent trotting out the same tired propaganda that fewer people believe every day. One word of advice to our horse eating buddies……If you want people to believe you give a single crap about horses or their welfare, maybe don’t use `horse meat’ as one of your tags.
Um yeah, isn’t it David and Goliath anyway? If your going to try to make an analogy Dumbass Duquette, you should at least try to get it right lol.
LMAO nice catch!
Thank you, I caught that one, too!
The Bible and it’s proper use is the last thing on the equine butchers’ minds…why would they get that right? They NEVER seem to get history, science or reality, for that matter correct much more following the Ten Commandments.
They only thing they got is control of this barbarous system because of big Ag money (which they lie about when they claim poor) through that diarrhea fecal matter (yeah…I am being redundant for the purpose of hyperbole) called Berman (Consumer Freedom?); ergo control of Farm Bureau, Feds (USDA, DOI, et al) states AND CONGRESS.
God! Thank you for the person behind this blog….I need a good laugh now and then within this battle called HCHS (and just piss poor human stewardship of almost everything).
Haha! “Samson and Goliath” probably came out of Sue’s Psychotic Rhetoric-Spinning Gland.
Maybe he thinks he’s Samson to Wallis’ “Delilah?” That’s creepy on a whole different level. “Untied Horsemen” (no, NOT a typo 😉 ) is just another example that labels are intentionally used to mask real purpose.
That’s not a pretty picture you paint at all! LOL
Oh Bob Hillery, I think
reply should read Oh Bob Hillery I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
So they are going to donate their unwanted horses. I thought the whole problem now was they couldn’t get anything for their horses at auction. So exactly how does this help the horse industry?? Ok your broke, you need some cash, so you donate your horse. Guess what, your still broke.
Not a great business model, is it? I have a feeling that any horse in the assessment phase could all of a sudden get branded `unsuitable’ to meet the daily slaughter quota. Where is all of this going to take plac and who is going to pay for it? Give the same money to a legitimate rescue and at least you know for sure the horse will not end up on a dinner plate. This is a business model that a Grade 3 child would put together. Nothing based in reality or logistics.
They say they are ready to roll in New Mexico and Missouri, but nobody has seen a feasibility study and I heard the Belgium boys aren’t going to front the money to get things going, but will come in after the fact.
The Belgian Boys, aka Chevideco, SAID as much at Mountain Grove. They only wanted to lease the building AFTER everything was already done. They were not investing one dime – no matter what Suey said about bringing millions of dollars of investment money to Mtn. Grove.
At least they were honest about it. That’s more than I can say about SOME people.
I wonder what they’re going to do with all that property in Oregon once the money for USDA inspections gets pulled again? Maybe they can go ahead with their `rescue’ project.
ooh but i keep getting told that the purpose of slaughter is to set a salvage price on horses to increase their value…ahahahahahahahaha…….is there anyone these guys wont screw?you know what proslaughter folks…. go ahead. invest all your money. if you are dumb enough to invest in a business that really has not economically viable future and these are the clowns that you allow yourself to be led by, you deserve to go bankrupt.
makes no sense AT ALL. they are stupid,
only people to profit is DDD and Suet Wallis.
assholes anonymous they should call themselves instead of united horsemen
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can i ask where you found the flow chart? priceless.
nice work once again, shedrow…and what really gets me lately is seeing a so-called “horse advocate” post on her FB page that we need to bring slaughter back to the U.S. so we can cut down on the travel related problems…it is really a sad day when PSA BS makes its way into the realm of anyone who considers themselves to be a true horse advocate.
Why not put all this energy into fixing the travel problems? If you live in NY or California you’re still going to ship those horses out of country.
well, the travel problems are only part of it…there is how they are treated at the feedlots and at the plants once they arrive…all bad, and all need to go…unless people want a horse slaughter plant in each town or county. ban slaughter AND the transport to slaughter, as is written in the two pending bills.
I agree. I also think they need to enforce cruelty laws more consistently and attach stronger penalties to them.
Shedrow, please don’t ever reveal your identity. I enjoy not knowing as much as I enjoy your right on targets posts.
I could tell them who I was today and they would be scratching their heads. I guarantee I’m so far off everybody’s radar it ain’t even funny. No worries at all.
DAVID and Goliath, dumbass. Samson and DELILAH. Samson didn’t fair so well. He told Delilah his strength came from never cutting his hair so she cut it while he slept. So really, Samson was just a big dumbass controlled by a scheming woman. Hm. Goliath could have done him in easily.
“So really, Samson was just a big dumbass controlled by a scheming woman.”
So in reality, this botched biblical reference was actually a Freudian slip.
I do believe you’re onto something, Howard.
Maybe that’s why D-bag Dave won’t trip his goatee?
Evidently this one slipped by their editor, the Holy Mother Theresa? Tsk Tsk.
Maybe the editor didn’t know any better either.
ARM is something entirely! It stands for Animal Recovery Mission. Kudo does amazing things in South FL. He goes places that most cops wouldn’t dare to go. All in the name of shutting down illegal slaughter plants.
It has nothing to do with animal rights movement. I look at some of those places and I’d worry for the fools who eat that food. Hammering an animal in the head til you’ve killed it isn’t animal rights. It’s about a quick and clean kill causing as little suffering as possible to the animal. Look at Judaeh Law for Kosher. That’s just about the kill process, let’s talk about cleanliness for a moment. In no part of Kudo’s videos do you see anything resembling clean. I’d worry for those folks eating this possibly contaminated meat.
I’m amazed that I even got to meet Kudo awhile back. Since then I become even more amazed by his commitment to shutting those h..lholes down.
It just shows their continued ignorance. Kudo is out there putting himself at great risk and going after criminals, yet they think he’s the devil. I really don’t think Duquette knows the difference. He’s the one that organized the big work party for Nancy Skakel who WAS charged with animal cruelty.
Duquette is the devil and needs to be taken down,
Actually, I’m perfectly fine if they let him continue to be their front man. I would pay cash money to see him go to DC and present his `facts’. I love a good comedy!
Hey I am working on New York..New York was the first state ever to pass an animal abuse prevention law…we will need to pass the law like NJ….it will be argued that’s state rights do not over rule a federal law..however Vermont was allowed to stop transportation of out of state timber from crossing her lines because the timber may infect Vermont’s livelyhood ….bore weivel same thing..
Now having horses potentially diseased with spilling feces in our dairy cattle farms lands is something that will be brought to the attention of our senators who are all anti-horse slaughter (reason NM horses are banned from Canada now)
.If we can get NJ Christie to not veto
.sign the bill paseed then New York will have a reason..We can shut down the auctions…Make the bastards drive to Ohio or Maine and jailed them if they get caught..The Great Empire State Troopers would love to go through from one end to another on a load of horses…Now how would he unload those horses for an inspection…I see some safety laws coming up. How do you safely unload your live cargo in case of an incident….hmmm
If you even have water coming out of a refrigeration truck…you are charged with “Unlawful discharge”..they love writing that ticket..can anyone say “horse Pee”…
Keep up the good work. It’s all just loopholes until anti-slaughter legislation is passed and I believe it will be at some point. We just have to keep focussed.
Great logic… they have none…logic.
You all called out all of the lies, and mistakes and absurdities, but I just have to say that it really bugs me that they are so stupid. There is no logic and their English is deplorable. It is like having a war with an enemy who has no bullets in their guns.
It actually amazes me that people can be that stupid and walking around unattended most of the time.
one million sperm and that was the fastest…
LOL
AND that so many people who are also waking around unattended believe this ridiculous, childish mishmash.
it would look like the new blog is a success. one lonely comment and it was not a supporting one. lol