Published Letters and Op-Eds from COK’s Writers Group

MT Equestrian Team performs valuable service

The Sidelines
December 10, 2009

To the Editor:

A big thank you to the MTSU Equestrian Team for using their spare time during this busy, end-of-the-semester craze to help abused animals.

We may never know everything these horses and other farm animals went through, but thanks to the Humane Society of the United States, the Cannon County Sheriff’s Office and local volunteers (like our Equestrian Team), they have a second chance at life.

Unfortunately, every year 10 billion other farm animals raised for food don’t have a second chance at life. Hens, pigs and dairy cows spend their entire lives in cages so small they can’t even turn around. They face routine cruelties such as castration, branding, de-beaking and de-horning.

But you can reduce this suffering every time you sit down to eat by choosing more plant-based foods. Please visit TryVeg.com for free information and recipes.

Kenny Torrella
Senior, College of Mass Communication