Why Is Horse Slaughter Legalized

Horses have been around since almost the beginning of time. At first they were just wild animals roaming the land, but eventually humans started to domesticate them and use them for different tasks. Before cars, trucks and trains were invented, the horse was the only mode of transportation. People would ride them to get to places, or hook them up to wagons to haul large loads, but after the creation of motorized vehicles, horses became a thing of the past. Nobody wanted a horse, but almost everyone had one for sale. As time went on, however people started to want horses again. Horses became a pet. They would be used for pleasure riding, camping, rodeos, and just pasture pets. During this time horse slaughter had been legal, but as horses started to become companions the slaughtering of them became an evil …show more content…
Today horse slaughter has become illegal in the U.S., nevertheless it is still a controversial topic. The legality of slaughtering horses seems to go back and forth every day. I am personally for the slaughtering of horses. Although horses are considered companion animals, the slaughtering of them should be allowed because it will help rid of old and neglected horses, help stop abandonment of horses and improve the overall quality of the horse in the United States. Also the wild horse population in the U.S. will be easier to manage if horse slaughtering was legalized. Before I discuss why horse slaughter should be legalized, I need to tell you the history of horse slaughter. The horse was used up into the First World War (Raia np.). They were used to haul heavy artillery, serve as saddle horses for, and even to provide meat for troops fighting at the front lines (Raia np.). However during the Second World War cars and trucks had been invented