There’s a lot to think about in Allison Bowling’s letter to the Paulick Report editor here. From her experiences with the differences in how horses are represented, she opines on comparing ethical rescue versus exploitation.
In small animal rescue, she writes, euthanasia is a devastating but real consequence of the overabundance of unwanted pets met by limited capacity for adoptive homes. In the horse world, “slaughter saves” are too often nothing more than a sales pitch.
Source: Paulick Report, August 29, 2025. Link.
We owe it to the animals to stop confusing marketing with rescue, and to put our resources toward solutions that last.”
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