John Holland debunked the claims that no slaughter caused abandonment and starvation. The supposed reports about abandonment were written while slaughter was still happening in the US. Abandonment etc. is simply cruelty.
]]>First horse slaughter is not banned in the US, only the inspection of horses and horse meat is defunded. Horses, unfortunately are still going to Canada and Mexico for slaughter.
It is an absolute false dichotomy that the number of abandoned horses has increased in the US. There is absolutely no studies nor documentation supporting that lie. There are studies which prove the opposite. An increase in Neglect is a direct correlation to drought and hay prices. Neglect, abuse & abandonment is illegal in all 50 states.
Since the defunding of inspection, the number of horses exported for slaughter has decreased every year to around 20,000 last year from an all time high of 450,000. The plants only buy what they have a market for, there is no market for adulterated meat. There is no substance tracking system in the US for horses.
As to culture and or heritage… slavery was a part of the culture in the south, a part of the economic system. It was still wrong and therefore was stopped.
Horse slaughter industry is rift with deceit, lies, and crime and needs to be stopped. The kill buyers even used to call themselves the horse mafia. It’s past time to stop.
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