Persuasive Speech On Horse Slaughter

Decent Essays
Abigail wikstrom
Section three
Public speaking Horse Slaughter
Intro Horse slaughter the killing of horse has been going on for centuries in many countries and is considered culturally appropriate However in the usa it is considered inhumane and immoral . Horse slaughter is a very controversial topic and many argue both sides. however today I am here to show you the impact of horse slaughter And why i believe it to be immoral

Transition First I want explain why there are so many horses going to slaughter A the market for horses follow economic trends 1 Quoted in Eating A Dead Horse when demand is high more horses are bought when demand is low fewer horses are brought increasing the number of unwanted
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Horses that manage to sell at auction, meanwhile, are transported in trailers meant for other livestock across vast distances with little care, food, or water.

3 in The The Slaughter Continue When the number of unwanted horses is joined with the 30,000 feral horses deemed unadoptable that are being maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on privately owned sanctuaries, plus the 7,000 to 8,000 horses held in short-term holding facilities operated by the BLM awaiting adoption), plus an unknown number of horses at rescue and retirement facilities waiting for a new owner, one can see that the number of truly and/or potentially unwanted horses constitutes a substantial number of horses that must be managed.

Now that we have talked about why there are so many horses going to slaughter I would like to explain why it’s so dangerous to eat horse meat here in the United

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