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How many horses are sent to slaughter in US each year?
In the year 2021, approximately 23,000 American horses were trucked over our borders to be slaughtered for human consumption.
How many horses get slaughtered a day?
Every single day, an average of one hundred U.S. horses ends up at slaughter.
When did the US stop slaughtering horses?
Nov. 3, 1998
Nov. 3, 1998: California voters passed Proposition 6 which banned the slaughter of horses, donkeys and mules and sale of horsemeat for human consumption.
What states is it legal to eat horse?
While selling horse meat is a no-go, the slaughtering of horses for their meat isn’t technically illegal in many states. California has strict laws against any activities related to horse slaughter. Other states like New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Oklahoma also prohibit slaughtering a horse.
How many horses are slaughtered in the USA?
In the year 2020, approximately 36,000 American horses were trucked over our borders to be slaughtered for human consumption. Until this practice is banned and Congress passes a law against slaughter here in the U.S., no horse is safe. The term “horse slaughter” refers exclusively to the killing horses for human consumption.
Are horses being exported for slaughter?
As you can see, horses are the main livestock exported for the purpose of slaughter outside of the United States. With the number of horses being exported on a nearly daily basis for “breeding” we begin to get suspicious on the number of horses being exported and what their true purpose is.
Is slaughter a humane euthanasia for horses?
Slaughter is not humane euthanasia. Horses suffer horribly on the way to and during slaughter. The current patchwork of state laws on horse slaughter—including statutes prohibiting slaughter in Texas and Illinois where the only domestic horse slaughter plants operated until very recently—is insufficient.
Should wild horses be allowed to be slaughtered?
Banning slaughter is related to the domestic horse population in the US and not wild horses. While some wild horses may end up in slaughter through illegal sales by the Bureau of Land Management or after a wild horses has been adopted by a member of the public and a year waiting period has passed, it is rare for this to happen.