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We came to the conclusion that keeping horses contained was a fantastic idea since they were an invaluable asset to our quality of life.
They were a mean of transportation, plowing our fields, gathering our wood, conquering and defending our lands.
The only part here is they lost their status as invaluable in the modernised world. Though their current status as "slaves" as you put it, isn't without benefit.
Few animals get the medical care a horse does, I'd even argue the average horse have better access to Healthcare than the average human. Gone are the days where a horse with a broken leg has a death sentence, so their quality of life have only improved in the last 100 years. And they will never have to worry about predators, not even humans, since they've for the most part been taken off our menu.
I'm not here to change your mind, I'm just saying, I think most animals would swap places with them in a heartbeat given the oppertunity.
Absolutely, horses have it nowhere near as bad as animals that we farm for food and other products. If we are classifying animals lives in a simplistic manner, then I put horses in the "Slave" category and I put farm animals in the "Horrific torture" category. I totally agree with you that I'd rather be a slave than horrifically tortured.
I know you think you're being very clever by creating a strawman and ridiculing said strawman, but everyone sees right through that and just rolls their eyes.
Horses have it far better than most wild animals. It's not even close. You're either underestimating the living conditions of most Horses, or overestimating the living conditions of most wild animals. Probably both.
Slaves also had it really good. Square meals, plenty of room to stretch their legs, lots of hard work to keep their minds and bodies active. They also received very good medical attention because obviously, their masters didn't want them falling over dead - they were useful, valued, and had better living conditions of many other humans.
Not sure which strawman you are referring to. If you believe that "most animals" would choose to swap their freedom in nature for the opportunity to live in captivity, I think we are getting into quite philosophical territory. The only example we can use is Humans, and we can both agree that Humans would choose freedom over captivity.
They aren’t taken off Elmer’s menu