It's a gorgeous sunny day today, and I'm hoping to make the most of it. But I have a lingering sadness because of the horses and ponies in Ireland. I had seen an article in the online New York Times, and today it was in the local paper as well. With the economic downturn in Ireland, people are abandoning their horses and letting them out to roam and starve and die. Every time I think about the poor creatures I feel so sad. They have done nothing but love their owners, and now they are sick and dying.
I'm going to try to find out how to help them. There must be a group that is aiding them, as there was one picture of people carrying a minature horse in a blanket to get medical help. I'm worried in general about Ireland, and in particular my relatives there around Dublin and Cork, and now, somehow, all that grief is being channeled for me into these horses. Bankers and brokers play games of risk, and sentient beings pay the price. It is cruel and unfair and unjust. We suffer for the addictions and compulsions of people without moral conscience.
I hope Obama can get some real reforms to rein in these wild animals, so that the innocent animals of the world will not die in the name of capitalism/gambling. I think we should all write a letter to him. And then find an organization which will aid these horses before it's too late.
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