Horse Slaughter Is Now Legal In The U.S!

As you all know I have been doing everything in my ability to stop horse slaughter from being legalized. I have written all members of the committee and all my state reps. I have posted on many sites to make people aware of how dangerous horse slaughter is to not just horses, but humans. With a heavy heart I have to bring this news. I believe that with the passing of this bill only shows, bills are passed due to greed, not because of public support or facts.

U.S. Equine Slaughter Legal Again

Already State Reps are gearing to slaughter: "Entities already are considering opening plants in Oregon, and possibly Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Georgia and Missouri, slaughter plant proponent Sue Wallis said.Between 120,000 to 200,000 horses will be killed for human consumption per year, she estimates.In coming months, the first couple of plants may open, said Wallis."

U.S. horse slaughter plants in the very early stages of planning, proponent says

What will we see if plants re-open?

Horse slaughter plants were shut down in 2007 and slaughter made illegal due to the unsanitary conditions the equine slaughter houses were kept. More importantly due to the amount of children, pets and adults getting sick off the equine meat. Most horses in America have bute in their system. Bute is a medicine given to treat pain or muscle/joint issues in horses. Once a horse consumes bute the medicine never leaves the horses system. Anyone who consumes equine meat with bute in it will get severely sick.

WHEN HORSE SLAUGHTER COMES TO TOWN <-this article is more then just a look into the past of how bad horse slaughter was. This article is now the bases for our future. We will see this happen again, because we still see this happen with poultry, pig and cattle slaughter farms. The only difference is with cattle, pigs, chickens, Bute is banned to give to them. Horse's are much more trickier because they are not raised on a farm for slaughter; they are either rejected by previous owners, severely sick or stolen when being sent to slaughter.

How can we stop equine slaughter from becoming common in the U.S?

Each state can have a choice whether or not to ban horse slaughter officially. Contact your local reps ( this includes federal reps, governors, senators, congressmen) Tell them you do not support equine slaughter. Ask them to pass S1176 the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011.


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