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The folk of Rohan were hardly a tolerant bunch - we know they hunted the Woses for sport, which is a clear denial of their humanity.
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In Unfinished Tales it is stated that the rohirrim didn't recognize them as humans. And there is a precedence to this: the eldar hunting petty dwarves, who weren't recognized as sentient beings either. Also, hunting a beast may be more than a sport, more like a problem of survival in special conditions. Their description, esspecially of their relentlessness in pursuing enemies, isn't much conducive to cooperative feelings.