In the way we treat animals is encoded our humanity.
The post reminded the movie In porsuit of honor, that I thught was based on a true story. American soldiers tryng to save the líves of army horses after their disposal was ordered. But according to Google, it seems the story was completly fabricated (despite the based on a true story at the beginning of the movie).
Oh, that's interesting, I'll have to check it out. But knowing the US government, I wouldn;t be too surprised if there was some truth to the story, despite the military claims to the contrary.