I'm sure they are not interested in publicity for this. BTW, the horse was being ridden on concrete WITHOUT shoes, in the background behind Lori Lightfoot when she announced hiring him to the press.

They will set out some puff pieces in the press, saying the horse is fine and resting, nothing to see here folks, nothing to see here.

The horse will never be seen again. This is the equivalent of telling Timmy that their dog is being sent to go live on a farm.

This involves the city of Chicago because the man is an employee appointed by Lori Lightfoot and his horse to be the "Census Cowboy". His actions will reflect on the mayor of Chicago.

There is no medical report that has been published or even quoted. There is actually no proof this animal has received care by a vet at all (if the animal was receiving IV fluids that would show in the picture).

City employees have made comments that can be roughly translated as "Move along, nothing to see here, move along".

I saw a bullshit article that quoted city employees, NOT any Veterinarian. I saw a picture of a horse down in a stall without being able to see their front hooves, coronet bands, or pasterns, one that is NOT on IV fluids. Stashing that animal out of public view to keep the city from accountability is not medical treatment.

Yes, that near what it means, but with a slight difference.

Here's the definition: The act or practice of ending the life of a person or animal having a terminal illness or a medical condition that causes suffering perceived as incompatible with an acceptable quality of life, as by lethal injection or the suspension of certain medical treatments.

noun: An easy, tranquil death; death of an easy, painless kind.

noun: An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired.

This is done for an animal that is going to, or in the process of dying (usually a horrible, painful death).

That is a puff piece quoting city workers. Notice there is not one word by any Vet? I'm calling bullshit now.

I don't think so.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Medical advancements have improved, but one still has to work with the basic equine anatomy. This issue is going to be based on the bones.

Relative intelligence does not justify abuse.

Made animal abuse a federal felony.

No, saddle sores are not common. I have never seen one in real life, only pictures in medical articles or abuse.

Uh, single fella?

OP should find his ass with both hands.

You are full of shit. No one is going to ever live up to your expectations. How many meetings did you attend today?

AA sponsors are found within AA. Bullshit delay tactic, pede pal.

That is patently insane.

You're welcome!

The US doesn't elect the President by popular vote. The President is elected by the Electoral College. Each state has, by population, a given number of votes. Calif has the most votes at 55 and some states have only 3 each - Alaska, Montana, North & South Dakota and Washington DC. Voters from each state decide on how the electoral votes will be cast. There are 50 states and the District of Columbia voting, for a total of 538 votes. To win the Presidency a candidate must get a majority or 270 votes.

This should help: in 48 of the 50 states, the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote is allocated that state’s electoral votes. The electors are neither compelled by Federal election laws nor the Constitution to vote for their party’s candidate. However, 27 states have laws that require electors to cast their votes for their party’s candidate should that candidate win the state’s popular vote. No such law exists in the other 24 states; however, it is a common practice for electors to vote for their party’s presidential candidate. In Maine and Nebraska, however, candidates share electoral votes by proportional representation, meaning that the winner of the popular vote in those states automatically gets two electoral votes (for the two senators). The remaining electoral votes are apportioned per congressional district. These rules ensure that both candidates receive electoral votes from the two states, unlike the winner-carry-all system in the other states.

If no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes, the US House of Representatives is tasked with the job of electing the next president. The top three candidates face off with each state casting a single vote. Whoever wins most of the states becomes the next president. The process is the same for the Vice President, except that the election is done by the Senate.

Avoiding having the US House (Pelosi) in charge of the Presidency is important to us.

Well, they take a different type of effort. I'd always been a dog person, but leaving a couple of GSD's alone for 12 hrs a day is kind of a dick move. So I didn't get a couple of GSD's.

All my cats are trained to hand signals, then sometimes linked to the verbal command. The hardest part in training for most people is to STFU.

Except in coyote country. Don't do that in coyote country.

That's why getting more than one, and training them helps them have a happy life.

No, because they don't give a shit about resue or guiding. Their basic attitude just is you should be able to figure it out yourself, looser. HOWEVER, tabbies have been in combat, and on Naval vessals in WWII. They're not dogs; but that doesn't mean they don't have value.

Sit, high five, walk on a leash, come, offer their nails to be clipped, take medicine from a syringe (forward planning), sit on my shoulder like a parrot, and go to a mark. They are smart and pick up things quickly, but they are not horses or dogs, and you can't treat them like they are. There is a way to do it, not harder or easier, just different. I don't know what you can't train them to do if you want it enough.

Look at the hooves. Booties to protect on the hard road surface.

Oh, I would think pushed.