written by Vicki Tobin of  The Equine Welfare Alliance

I found this fascinating quote today:

We have seen one scandal after the next in Illinois over the past few years. Our governor was removed from office, we have the highest deficit and unemployment rate in Illinois history and an economy that has hit rock bottom. Budgets are exploding, threats of tax increases loom and all Jim Sacia can offer his constituents is a bill to slaughter horses.rtfitch.wordpress.com, Straight from the Horse’s Heart, Mar 2010

You should read the whole article.