Horse slaughter is a large problem in the United States. There are no slaughterhouses in our country, but horses can still legally be sold at auction to a slaughterhouse in another country. Once sold to a slaughterhouse, the terrified horses are transported just across the border to be inhumanely killed. Why would an American want to send their horse to be killed in a different country when they can humanely and safely euthanize or sell them to a loving home?
Many foreign countries eat horse meat, but this can be very dangerous. Cows, chicken, pigs, and other farm animals are raised from birth to be eaten. They are carefully monitored to make sure human consumption is safe. The USDA does not regulate slaughter of horses for food, or the raising of horses sent to the slaughterhouse. When we raise horses for pleasure, we vaccinate them and take care of them medically. If these same horses are sent to the slaughterhouse, they can be dangerous to consume. The drugs can still be in horses and make consumers very ill or even kill them. Even randomly testing for safety does not guarantee the safe consumption of horse meat. …show more content…
The horses are first crammed into tight stalls to be sold at auction. Once a slaughterhouse buys the horse, it is immediately transferred to a train car with even closer quarters and scarcely any food or water. During transportation to the slaughterhouse, workers force the equines to stand in their own excrement and many don’t make it through the journey alive. The horses who make it through the harrowing trip are treated horribly at the slaughterhouse. Men whip them repeatedly and hang them by their legs.Then the horses throats are slit. Sometimes the horses are not completely unconscious or dead before the butcher begins the dismemberment process. The inhumane treatment of horses during slaughter needs to stop
Many foreign countries eat horse meat, but this can be very dangerous. Cows, chicken, pigs, and other farm animals are raised from birth to be eaten. They are carefully monitored to make sure human consumption is safe. The USDA does not regulate slaughter of horses for food, or the raising of horses sent to the slaughterhouse. When we raise horses for pleasure, we vaccinate them and take care of them medically. If these same horses are sent to the slaughterhouse, they can be dangerous to consume. The drugs can still be in horses and make consumers very ill or even kill them. Even randomly testing for safety does not guarantee the safe consumption of horse meat. …show more content…
The horses are first crammed into tight stalls to be sold at auction. Once a slaughterhouse buys the horse, it is immediately transferred to a train car with even closer quarters and scarcely any food or water. During transportation to the slaughterhouse, workers force the equines to stand in their own excrement and many don’t make it through the journey alive. The horses who make it through the harrowing trip are treated horribly at the slaughterhouse. Men whip them repeatedly and hang them by their legs.Then the horses throats are slit. Sometimes the horses are not completely unconscious or dead before the butcher begins the dismemberment process. The inhumane treatment of horses during slaughter needs to stop