Horse slaughter is the killing of horses for human consumption in foreign markets. Horse slaughter ended in the US in 2007. US Horses are now exported into Mexico and Canada to be slaughtered. According to the ASPCA, in the year 2022, approximately 19,600 American horses were trucked over our borders to be slaughtered for human consumption. Until this practice is banned and Congress passes a law against slaughter here in the U.S., no horse is safe. The ASPCA reports that horses bound for slaughter (who may include pregnant mares, foals and horses who are injured or blind) are commonly and legally shipped for more than 24 hours at a time in crowded trucks without food, water or rest. The slaughter methods do not uniformly provide quick, painless deaths for all, and there are documented instances in which horses have been observed conscious during dismemberment. What can we do to stop this inhumane practice? Click on this link to learn more about the SAFE Act.
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