Horse slaughter has been going on for a long time now and humans have increased their horsemeat consumption because of the mad cow disease. Ignorant till the outburst, makers didn’t know that in sheep bones there is the virus of the dreaded disease. The disease doesn’t affect sheep as it is only in their bones but when the cows eat it, it gets into their systems and is passed on through their meat to humans. Countless numbers of them are oblivious to the fact that horsemeat is just as dangerous as meat from a cow contaminated by mad cow disease. The antibiotics, wormers, parasites in the horses, the conditions the horses are in when slaughtered, etc… these all affect the meat humans eat. I agree, humans need the protein from meat but we do eat enough animals, pigs, sheep, cows, chickens, turkeys, deer, fish. Should we really add a compassionate friend? horses have served us many years without complaint.

Should we just end their kind hearted services by a knife? horses are slaughtered in the most inhumane way possible. Most of the horses are stolen or bought from measly horse sales jam packed with killer buyers. Many horses are lame, sick or in horrendous condition, of all sizes and ages, from the noblest old horse to the youngest newborn. For the past nine years, i have been enlightening myself and others of the facts about horse racing, horse slaughter, and the gamble behind all of it.

As a horse lover, i truly believe that horse slaughter is wrong for many reasons, and even harmful to our health. First of all, i believe that horses are domesticated companion animals in the united states and should not be used for consumption, just as dogs, cats, and other animals we keep as pets here in america. Second, the drugs given to horses are often harmful to humans if the horse meat is consumed and last but not least, the transportation and care for horses that are used for slaughter is absolutely horrific. Many people do not realize that the drugs given to horses are harmful to humans if the horse meat is consumed. Just as normal people take aspirin, antibiotics, or other common drugs, horses are given the same things for injuries or infections. In fact, in areas where slaughterhouses previously existed, the sewage system became reddened and contaminated because of the blood and fluids from the horses.

I agree with whoever said something like horses being murdered will turn someone away from reading it. Show more i agree with whoever said something like horses being murdered will turn someone away from reading it. Animal rights expert while animal advocates argue against horse slaughter, some horse breeders and owners say that horse slaughter is a necessary evil. While this federal bill is pending, several individual states are considering horse slaughterhouses. A montana bill allowing horse slaughter and protecting potential slaughterhouse owners became law in april, 2009. Horses were being slaughtered for human consumption in the us as recently as 2007.

In 2005, congress had voted to withhold funding for usda inspections of horse meat. This move should have stopped horse slaughter because the meat cannot be sold for human consumption without usda inspections, but the usda responded by adopting new rules that allowed the slaughterhouses to pay for the inspections themselves. Although horses are no longer slaughtered for human consumption in the us, live horses are still shipped to foreign slaughterhouses. According to keith dane, director of equine protection for the humane society of the us. About 100,0 live horses are shipped to canadian and mexican slaughterhouses each year, and the meat is sold in belgium, france and other countries. A lesser known issue is that of horse slaughter for pet food and for zoos to feed to carnivores.

According to dane, these facilities are not required to be inspected by the usda, so statistics are not available. The existence of such facilities usually goes unnoticed until there is a cruelty allegation and investigation. The international society for the protection of exotic animal kind and livestock, inc. Alleges that one such slaughterhouse in new jersey kills the horses in an inhumane manner, and the case is still under investigation.