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The Historic Relationship between Horse Slaughter and
Abuse and NeglectJohn Holland, President
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A Brief History of Horse Slaughter in the USDuring the 1980’s, there were about 16
slaughter houses in the US.During the 1990’s slaughter declined
rapidly and by 2000 there were only three left.
In 2007, state and federal legislation shut down the remaining three.
Exports of slaughter horses to Canada and Mexico quickly made up for the closures.
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Proponent’s Claim that Slaughter Reduces Abuse and Neglect
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Would our horses be better off if we brought slaughter back?
Would their trips to
slaughter be shorter?
Would APHIS protect them from abuse?
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Would the trip to slaughter be shorter if we brought slaughter back?
We have always exported horses to Mexico and
Canada
The trips within the US were
already excessively long
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Did APHIS Protect the Horses at the US Plants?
The following images were obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture under
a FOIA request by Julie Caramante of Animals’ Angels. These are only four of 900 such
images.WARNING! THEY ARE VERY
GRAPHIC
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Foals are commonly born in route or on the slaughter floor.
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Horses were sometimes intentionally blinded by kill buyers to make them more manageable.
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Conclusions:Historically horse slaughter has never had a beneficial
effect on abuse, abandonment or neglect.Horse slaughter has never been anything but a brutal
process.Equine neglect is influenced almost entirely by economic
conditionsSlaughtering 100,000 horses a year has not offset the
negative impact of the great recession.
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What is the EWA?The Equine Welfare Alliance is a dues
free umbrella organization.EWA has 200 member organizationsWe have members in 16 countriesWe provide research, resources, alerts,
press releases and other information to help equine advocates protect wild and domestic equines.