I've been on the receiving end of Amish horses. The ones I've been involved with got off their farms early and were in pretty good shape, but that is the exception. The minute they can't work, they're gone, and they will work them till they drop.
I admire a lot of things about the Amish, but that is from a hazy distance, and not their treatment of animals. Both things can be true at the same time.
We need to stop glorifying the Amish/Mennonite cult.
They are like the Jews: they create their workarounds. But their laws are man made. The boycott of electricity will not cure their heart of sin.
In fact, many are eating a more American diet. I am seeing more and more overweight Mennonites- particularly women.
Never buy an Australian shepherd from them. Inbred and badly treated. Or, horses. Some (not all) are so rough on these animals.
They need to be treated like everyone else. I see people giving them honor and respect they have not earned simply for being Amish. It’s ridiculous.
I've been on the receiving end of Amish horses. The ones I've been involved with got off their farms early and were in pretty good shape, but that is the exception. The minute they can't work, they're gone, and they will work them till they drop.
I admire a lot of things about the Amish, but that is from a hazy distance, and not their treatment of animals. Both things can be true at the same time.