Horse slaughtering



The slaughtering of horses for meat is not only inhumane if poorly conducted, but also the eating horsemeat poses serious health risks.

Transportation
Horses sent to slaughter are typically transported in cramped, dangerous trailers. They cannot balance properly and they are denied food, water and rest. They are often seriously injured or die before arrival.

Kill Buying
The vast majority of horses who become victims of this industry could be sold, donated or otherwise rehomed. But once a horse goes to auction, "kill buyers" outbid legitimate horse owners and rescues, buying just to kill the horses for their meat.

Health Risks
Since U.S. horses are not intentionally raised for food, many are given a wide variety of veterinary drugs that make their meat unfit for human consumption.

Statistics

 * 80,000+ American horses are brutally slaughtered abroad each year so their meat can be shipped overseas for human consumption.
 * 80% of Americans support a ban on slaughtering horses for human consumption.
 * 92.3% of American horses sent to slaughter are healthy and would be able to live out happy new lives if they were given the chance.

The top consumers of horse meat

 * 1) Mexico
 * 2) Switzerland
 * 3) Kazakhstan
 * 4) Belgium
 * 5) Japan
 * 6) Germany
 * 7) Indonesia
 * 8) Poland
 * 9) China

Resource

 * 1) https://www.humanesociety.org/all-our-fights/preventing-horse-slaughter
 * 2) https://www.falabellacheval.com/faq/often-asked-what-country-eats-horse.html#Do_people_eat_monkeys