Horsemeat has been discovered in the U.S food supply. Over the course of their lives they receive a wide variety of drugs and other substances that cause their meat to be contaminated. Not only do Americans oppose the slaughtering of horses, but the equine are not raised for food. Every day it is dumped on the dinner plates of unsuspecting consumers. Horses are still being slaughtered but most are being sent to Mexico, Canada and other countries. We have no regulations regarding how these animals are transported, and how they are handled and euthanized at the plants. We can regulate the transport and handling in the U.S if the ban is lifted. We need to make sure the vans are equipped with air conditioner, horses get water and food, serious injuries get tended to, and the euthanasia is as quick and painless as possible.
Being sold for slaughter is one of the many challenges horse’s face to solely live their lives free of abuse and suffering. Hope can be found in the homes and …show more content…
Making horses into meat was illegal in the U.S from 2006-2011, but for years the U.S has allowed horses to be shipped to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada, where eating horse meat is more popular. Until this practice is banned and Congress passes a law against slaughtering, no horse is safe.” (ASPCA, 2016) Banning horse slaughter will decrease in the amount of horses getting killed. The term horse slaughter refers exclusively to the killing and processing of horses for human consumption. According to ASPCA (ASPCA, 2016) “While euthanasia is defined as a gentle, painless death provided in order to prevent suffering, slaughter is a brutal and terrifying end for horses.” Workers cram as many horses as possible into trucks. They can be shipped for at least up to 24 hours at a time without food, water or rest in crowded trucks in which they are often injured or killed in
Being sold for slaughter is one of the many challenges horse’s face to solely live their lives free of abuse and suffering. Hope can be found in the homes and …show more content…
Making horses into meat was illegal in the U.S from 2006-2011, but for years the U.S has allowed horses to be shipped to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada, where eating horse meat is more popular. Until this practice is banned and Congress passes a law against slaughtering, no horse is safe.” (ASPCA, 2016) Banning horse slaughter will decrease in the amount of horses getting killed. The term horse slaughter refers exclusively to the killing and processing of horses for human consumption. According to ASPCA (ASPCA, 2016) “While euthanasia is defined as a gentle, painless death provided in order to prevent suffering, slaughter is a brutal and terrifying end for horses.” Workers cram as many horses as possible into trucks. They can be shipped for at least up to 24 hours at a time without food, water or rest in crowded trucks in which they are often injured or killed in