Gems
of Wisdom from THE DEPTHS OF COMPASSION
"You know, we don't feel we're doing anything bad here," Tucker said. "It's something that's needed
for the horse industry in that it takes off the market unusable horses."
“Treating these animals humanely not only happens to be the right thing
to do, but it's in our best business interest to see that the horses are treated well during their transportation to our facility,"
Cavel General Manager Jim Tucker said. "Stressed horses result in an inferior product, and injured horses must be turned away,"
he said.
On one of the Cavel closings… The Cavel side: "I think it's a terrible decision," said James Tucker, Cavel's general manager.
"I think it's a vast disservice to the horse industry and most horse owners.
"We’re
getting a very loud minority who’s making a lot of noise about this. We shouldn’t be defining for other cultures
what they eat. Tucker argued that horsemeat exportation is a multimillion-dollar business and good for Illinois’ economy,"
"We believe that the legislation in Illinois is driven
by a minority of people."
Cavel representatives say they're not concerned about the bill's prospects.
"I don't think it's going to go anywhere," says James Tucker, Cavel's plant manager in DeKalb. "It's the product of a few
people speaking very loudly. Some people think it's awful that we look at horses as livestock.
Wrong, Mr. Tucker. It WAS the majority and the good guys won.
