U.S. Against Equine Slaughter

There are 9.2 million horses in America. The percentage of so called "un-wanted" horses going to slaughter each year is only 1% of the total number. The is NO WAY a market can be "glutted" based on 1% of its overall volume. The "excess" numbers can easily be absorbed IF only the breeders would take SELF-RESPONSIBILITY for each life they bring into the world. Horse-slaughter is an Un-necessary evil and is used ONLY by those seeking an easy, profitable way to dispose of their "Industry Cast-Offs."

Friday, May 15, 2009

Mo. lawmakers call for restarting horse slaughter

May 13, 2009

Missouri lawmakers are calling for the return of horse slaughtering in the United States.

State lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a horse slaughtering resolution that will be sent to congressional leaders and Missouri's federal delegation.

The last horse slaughterhouse closed in 2007, and since then, thousands of animals have been trucked to Mexico and Canada for slaughter. Federal legislation proposes stopping that, too.

Missouri lawmakers contend that slaughtering the animals is humane because many unwanted horses are mistreated. The resolution urges Congress to offer incentives for new slaughtering facilities.

A critic of the measure said that horses shouldn't be slaughtered because they aren't eaten in the U.S.

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