Each year, tens of thousands of American horses—riding horses, carriage horses, race horses, wild horses, and children’s ponies—are inhumanely transported and slaughtered, their meat shipped to places like France, Italy, and Japan for human consumption.
Purchased by slaughterhouse middlemen at auction, horses are shipped long distances in cramped trailers without food, water, rest or basic veterinary care. The majority of these horses are young, healthy animals who could go on to lead productive lives with loving owners. The conditions of their travel are deplorable. Double decker trailers are still used in many areas. They are meant for shorter animals, not for the height of the average horse. The horses will be unable to stand upright for the entire journey, many injured in the process.
Be cautious if selling or giving your horse away. Many kill buyers pose as family men, good neighbor types to obtain your trust. Never turn over your horse to anyone without a thorough reference and farm/stable check. Many well loved horses have ended up making the trip to slaughter, entirely unbeknownst to the former owner.
You can help by asking your senators and representative to support The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 503/S. 727). It will ban the barbaric slaughter of American horses for human consumption, including the export of live horses across our borders for slaughter.
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HSUS Urges Congress to Ban the Export of U.S. Horses to Slaughter
Purchased by slaughterhouse middlemen at auction, horses are shipped long distances in cramped trailers without food, water, rest or basic veterinary care. The majority of these horses are young, healthy animals who could go on to lead productive lives with loving owners. The conditions of their travel are deplorable. Double decker trailers are still used in many areas. They are meant for shorter animals, not for the height of the average horse. The horses will be unable to stand upright for the entire journey, many injured in the process.
Be cautious if selling or giving your horse away. Many kill buyers pose as family men, good neighbor types to obtain your trust. Never turn over your horse to anyone without a thorough reference and farm/stable check. Many well loved horses have ended up making the trip to slaughter, entirely unbeknownst to the former owner.
You can help by asking your senators and representative to support The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 503/S. 727). It will ban the barbaric slaughter of American horses for human consumption, including the export of live horses across our borders for slaughter.
HSUS Urges Congress to Ban the Export of U.S. Horses to Slaughter
