Originally Posted by qtiger
You've never been out of California have you? :hs:
Evidently not :chuckles:
I worked ranches for 6 years off and on including my familys cattle ranch and I can tell you for fact it is not "common occurance" since the animals are what makes your money for the most part.
Dogs are working animals, horses are working animals as well as cash crop, cattle are also cash crop items as well as sheep, goats, chickens etc. Abuse of the animal stresses them and causes them to lose weight, get sick and sometimes flat out die off from the stress... it would be like torching your corn crop and expecting something good to come out of it.