Horse Slaughter is Not Humane, and is Not the Answer

The “Economic Impact of the Horse Industry in the United States,” a study commissioned by the American Horse Council, estimates the horse industry contributes $39 billion in direct economic revenue. A 1% luxury tax imposed on this industry would provide the federal government $39,000,000 in funds necessary to provide humane euthanization of horses when necessary. [...]

Update on stallions rescued from 3-Strikes Mustang Ranch

A decision has been made that the stallions rescued from 3-Strikes Mustang Ranch will not be gelded immediately, as we reported in our prior post. Apparently someone with a modicum of good sense has realized that these horses are too sick and weak to undergo such a stressful surgery at present. We are relieved that [...]

How fat should my horse be?

Henneke Body Condition Scoring System Don Henneke, PhD, developed the Henneke Body Condition Scoring System during his graduate study at Texas A & M University .  It is based on both visual appraisal and palpable fat cover of the six major points of the horse that are most responsive to changes in body fat.  The [...]

Get the Facts on Horse Slaughter from the Humane Society

The  following is an excerpt from the Humane Society’s Article “Get the Facts on Horse Slaughter.” Read the full article here. How many horses are slaughtered each year? Prior to the closure of all three foreign-owned plans in the United States, more than 100,000 horses were being slaughtered in the United States and processed for [...]

A Grisly End for America’s Horses

(Excerpt reprinted from the Humane Society’s Website. Read the full article here.) Frenzied hooves beat against the wet cement as horses of all colors and ages file through the line. Poked with an electric prod, they are forced down the crammed alley of the Mexican horse slaughter plant. As the chute opens, the workers whistle [...]

Legislation for Horse Slaughter Will Not End Export or Abandonment Issues

by Valerie James-Patton  (read the article in its original context here). In December 2008, a resolution called the Horse Industry Policy, was submitted by Wyoming State Rep. Sue Wallis, and former South Dakota State Rep. Dave Sigdestad, to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Agriculture and Energy Committee. The NCSL is a non-governmental lobbyist [...]

Is the Horse Slaughter Movement Funded by Horse Breeders?

by A BuzzFlash Reader The slaughter of horses for human consumption is no longer legal in the U.S. Sadly more than 100,000 horses each year are shipped to Canada and Mexico to satisfy the palates of “gourmands” overseas. Upwards of 90 percent of the horses sold for slaughter are healthy, sound animals, according to USDA [...]

There is no “unwanted horse” population in the US, don’t believe this propaganda!

                      In recent years some industry groups and other supporters of horse slaughter which consistently fight passage of federal legislation to ban horse slaughter have claimed that there exists a huge “unwanted horse” population in the United States.These organizations, which include the American Association of [...]

E. Idaho lawmaker wants US horse slaughterhouses operating again

A southeastern Idaho lawmaker wants horse slaughterhouses operating again in the United States to deal with the supposed “glut of unwanted horses resulting from the faltering economy that has led to cases of neglect and abandonment.” WRITE TO HIM AND TELL IDAHO NO TO HORSE SLAUGHTER: http://www.idahostatesman.com Tell Idaho this: Please stop dealing with the [...]

Americans, stop buying into this crap!

Horse slaughter is no longer legal in the US, but horses are being shipped to Canada and Mexico, where slaughterhouses remain in operation. For reasons this author cannot fully understand, there are still people in this country who buy into wildly-exaggerated claims that American horse owners are trapped into a situation where they have no [...]